Never hire a crazy person They can’t be trusted… They are unpredictable They see the world differently They go where others won’t go They don’t do what they are supposed to do You just can’t rely on a crazy person Crazy ideas In the late 1980’s a bunch of political activists had an idea. They […]
Archives for September 2019
The Most Profitable Activity in the World
Collaboration The iPhone is — arguably — the most profitable product in the world. Since it was launched in 2007 it has sold over 700 million units. In my household alone we have 4 of the damned things. I hasten to add my daughter’s phones are hand-me downs, but all the same. The iPhone 11 […]
Medieval Plumbing
Delayed feedback When I was a child I lived in a farm house in North Yorkshire. I’d like to tell you that I was part of the county set and owned a Range Rover and a horse, but it wasn’t that sort of farm house. It had stone walls that were three feet thick in […]
Are Your Human Resources an Asset or a Liability?
Theory X or theory Y? In the 1950’s Douglas McGregor proposed theory X and theory Y. He suggested that managers see their employees in one of two ways: Either — a cost that needs to be minimised and controlled Or — an asset that should be developed and valued It was an astute observation, but […]