Business parallels from a bungee jump [circa 2010]

11 December 2010 , I found myself at the base of a 60 meter tower somewhere in Sagana, with the agenda of the day as bungee jumping. Having rounded up some close friends, we had decided to do something different that would push the limits and get the adrenaline pumping. Being the heaviest of the lot at 80kg, I had to go last as they would need to change cables for my jump (read as…no one will have jumped with your cable configuration). As my pals went up, I conjured various scenarios of how I would scale the tower quickly, get my harness on and jump…free like a bird. Simple, done in 10 min flat. I couldn’t get why everyone was taking so long to jump once the gate was open.And then I did…- http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/business-lessons-from-a-bungee-jump.htm...

Hey Mbugua, This is and excellent piece, I particularly like lessons #1 and #2 and I am familiar with lesson #6. BTW, the link you posted here does not seem to work, this http://bit.ly/1peqB9N is the correct link. Happy reading. Harry Hare Director | African eDevelopment Resource Centre PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya Tel +254 20 4041646 | Cel +254 725 650044 From: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Reply-To: Mbugua Njihia <mbugua.njihia@gmail.com>, KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 21:32:03 -0000 To: Cio_Magazine Hare <harry@africanedevelopment.org> Subject: [kictanet] Business parallels from a bungee jump [circa 2010] 11 December 2010 , I found myself at the base of a 60 meter tower somewhere in Sagana, with the agenda of the day as bungee jumping. Having rounded up some close friends, we had decided to do something different that would push the limits and get the adrenaline pumping. Being the heaviest of the lot at 80kg, I had to go last as they would need to change cables for my jump (read as…no one will have jumped with your cable configuration). As my pals went up, I conjured various scenarios of how I would scale the tower quickly, get my harness on and jump…free like a bird. Simple, done in 10 min flat. I couldn’t get why everyone was taking so long to jump once the gate was open.And then I did…- http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/business-lessons-from-a-bungee-jump.htm l _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/harry%40africanedevelo pment.org The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
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Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre
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Mbugua Njihia