Are your staff stupid? Have you ever asked them to do something so obvious that it simply wasn’t possible to misunderstand? A nice, easy job. Something they couldn’t fluff — if they only thought about it for two minutes — yet they still messed it up. Do they ever come back with completely the wrong […]
What Can You Learn From a Murderer?
I’ve just spent an hour playing Cluedo with my children (it felt much longer). Admit it, you’ve played it, the detective game. The idea is to work out who committed a murder, where they did it and how. I think it was Miss Scarlet in the Hall with the Lead Pipe I think it was […]
What are You Working On?
What are you working on right now? What is occupying your time? Is it revolutionary? Will it set you head and shoulders above your competition? Is it new, innovative, exciting and exhilarating? Is it brilliant? Does it matter? What are you working on that makes you proud? Something or nothing? If the answer is nothing… Why […]
Are You in Control?
Simple Birds It was half term last week. I took my children to North Norfolk. We explored sandy beaches, rolling countryside and panoramic skies. It was as beautiful. The highlight was a walk across the salt marshes and the sight of a flock of startled geese scurrying across the sky. How do the birds […]
The Problem with Protectionism
When I was a teenager… The gadget to be seen with was a Walkman. Modelled by tall blondes on roller-skates cruising along sun-kissed Californian beaches Desired — in my case — by a spotty youth sitting in a bush shelter in rain-swept North Yorkshire The Walkman was so popular it even lead to social scientists coining […]
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