Linkedin. British anthropologist Robin Dunbar theorized that an average person can't easily have more than 150 people in his tribe. In other words after having add 150 contacts to your Linkedin professional network we can't keep track of more. It's too complicated. Let 150 be the typical figure, if we proceed direct to the facts e.g. 500 is the number of contacts an outstanding person can produce. Is wise to think that less than 15% of networkers would have more than 500 contacts!. If we look... Continuar leyendo

A request for proposal (referred to as RFP) is an invitation for suppliers. I am now writing down a RFP regarding multilateration mode S. The main benefit of multilateration implementation will be a "state of the art" surface traffic surveillance that would help the controller to avoid accidents and incidents.

My company is going to award the project based upon cost, the former argument suffice to be careful when crafting and reviewing the RFP before distributing it to vendors. When... Continuar leyendo

I have a friend who is a transportation executive, a generalist in aeronautics, a professional, and one of his objectives is to recareer as an executive in an international or intergovernmental organization. The last year he has applied for several positions e.g.: SESAR Joint Undertaking, EASA, IATA , Eurocontrol etc. I've recommended him that to succeed in his career he has to emulate someone as Daniel Calleja, role models are important. Languages Skill and education are important too but ... Continuar leyendo

I've had the curiosity to know the ranking of my blog. That is something like measure how popular you are in respect to other bloggers. The Internet has made it much easier to reach people. However, will they listen...to you?.
There is a site named "Technorati" (The Real-time search for user-generated media) where I thought I could find my blog's rank. I suspect the rating of a blog is measured by for example the times the site is visited. At the end of the day... Continuar leyendo

A short video summarizing some of the most important characteristics of students today. Today's child is bewildered when he enters the 19th century environment that still characterizes the educational establishment where information is scarce but ordered and structured by fragmented, classified patterns, subjects,and Schedules -Marshall McLuhan 1967

I like the idea, a world in constant change makes that what once worked well turns out obsolete. Progress requires to stimulate ideas, innovation, insight, research of new ways of doing things. To be effective, it is necessary to be able to adapt and to know how to lead changes. I would like to motivate, to give empowerment to the group in order that it takes part and benefit of the overcome of changes. There is not doubt that it should be necessary to bring together people, to connect with... Continuar leyendo

In accordance with magazine Wired, this is the strategy that Lawrence Lessig recommends to use in desperate situations:

1. Compile the email addresses of all those persons to which you have not answered yet. Then copy all of them in the field Cco of a new message that you will address to you.

2. Write a respectful note to explain them the squeeze in which you meet. Apologize e.g. write five times mea culpa in equal number of paragraphs - and promise that in the near future you have the commitment ... Continuar leyendo