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Philip Brookes in Immersed

Aug 2, 2010

Milton Friedman got corporate Social Responsibility wrong

On my flight back from Kuala Lumpur to Melbourne yesterday, I took the opportunity afforded by flying AirAsiaX (sans onboard entertainment) to read another sizeable chunk of “Creative Capitalism: A Conversation with Bill Gates…

Philip Brookes in Immersed

Jan 12, 2010

Offshoring — the pros and cons from a social and commercial perspective

A couple of years ago I wrote a draft article about off-shoring and the reasons why, ethically, it makes perfect sense and should not be condemned. However, it languished in the recesses of my hard disk…

Philip Brookes in Immersed

Jun 21, 2010

Off-shoring — ethical and socially responsible

A long time ago, I started writing about “Offshoring — the pros and cons from a social and commercial perspective”. I promised then to delve deeper in three subsequent posts, and this is the first of those long-overdue posts:

Philip Brookes in Immersed

Jul 13, 2010

6 Sigma / ISO 9001 quality from Mumbai’s semi-literate dabbawallas

Major corporations struggle to deliver high quality services, and small businesses learn through repeated ‘trial and error’, and yet 5000 semi-literate lunchbox carriers in Mumbai can lose just one 1 in 6 million…

Philip Brookes in Immersed

Jul 14, 2010

Observations from Kuala Lumpur / what causes poverty?

Having spent less than 12 hours in Kuala Lumpur, and all of those being ‘after dark’, I really can’t tell you much about Malaysia, but as I was coasting in to Sentral on the AeroBus shuttle I had time to just watch and think. After…

Philip Brookes in Immersed

Jul 29, 2010

3 different lives in Philippines — Part 3 — the unnamed poor

Philip Brookes in Immersed

Jul 8, 2010

Help — how can I stop all this SPAM I’m getting?

In my regular ‘Nitty Gritty — Online’ column for Australian Business Solutions magazine, due to hit the shelves in a few days time, I address the question “Is there anything I can do to minimise the amount of SPAM that I’m getting each day?”…

Philip Brookes in Immersed

Jul 25, 2010

3 different lives in Philippines — Part 2 — Joy

Philip Brookes in Immersed

Aug 4, 2010

Fit n Fast Gyms employs creative social marketing

I like it! Fit n Fast Gyms are a new player serious about making a huge impact in the fitness/gyms marketplace — and I reckon they could have a winning marketing formula.

Philip Brookes in Immersed

Aug 4, 2010

Is Poverty a State of Mind?

Are Australians living in poverty just as much as Filipinos? Is it not about how much money you have?

During my visit to Davao City last week, I had the opportunity for several great chats with my good friend Glen Biggs, from Global Impact. One of our…

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