Prosperous Project Management: The Black Swan

Prosperous Project Management

Tips, techniques and pragmatic strategies for excellent Project Managers, Toastmasters and high personal achievers. Wayne Botha is a rare Project Manager, with passion for achieving results through Project Management, while improving inter-personal relationships, and developing Project Managers in the process. Wayne is a faculty member at Toastmsters Leadership Institute and Axia college of University of Phoenix.

Saturday, August 8, 2009

The Black Swan

I am currently listening to "The Black Swan" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

I have it on audio because I am an auditory learner and personal efficiency expert. Listening while walking on my treadmill allows me to exercise my brain and body at the same time. (Both need the exercise).

The Black Swan is a thought provoking book. I recommend that you pick up a copy, and add it to your personal library. It should come with a label "Warning: This book will stretch your mind".

I identify with the discussion about war unfolding in Lebanon, having watched history unfold in South Africa in the 1980's and the so called "free and fair" election in 1994. Writing about war looking back, and documenting history so that it sells books is very different from having lived through it, day by day.

I also identify with the value of having a personal library, including an "anti-library". I can't wait to tell my wife that great people keep unread books in their library.

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Name: Wayne Botha

Location: South Windsor, Connecticut, United States

Wayne Botha is one of those rare people who can say he is a project manager, author and speaker and mean it. He is a past Area Governor for Toastmasters International and an enthusiastic Toastmaster. Wayne is a faculty member of Toastmasters Leadership Institute and has trained audiences in South Africa, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia and the USA. With an MBA in eCommerce, and a PMP certification, Wayne is sought out to speak at Toastmasters and Project Management conferences. Wayne's colleagues and friends often tease him about his South African accent.