In response to the political scandal about MP’s expense claims, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (ipsa) has been set up. IPSA will consist of 80 members of staff and is expected to cost £6.5 million every year. This is on top of the £1.5 million that has already been spent on audits and enquiries into […]
I Hate Problem Solvers
Three true stories: 1. A senior IT executive for a bank has an office in Manchester but works regularly in the London head office. Whenever he visits London he spends 15 minutes cooling his heels in reception because he can’t get security clearance to enter the building (despite the fact he has his own desk […]
Would You Work For Toyota?
Toyota has recalled several million vehicles over the past month and halted production and sales of 8 models. The media is in a frenzy, lambasting the company that was widely regarded as a quality leader, we love to see giants fall. I wonder how it feels to work for Toyota at the moment. Are employees […]
Chasing Happiness
According to Aldous Huxley “Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness: it is generally the by-product of other activities.” I think he has a point. This got me thinking, how many different nouns could I substitute in the quote for “Happiness”? 1. Fun 2. Money 3. Love 4. Acceptance 5. Success … […]
Retail Therapy
I tried using Ocado for my internet shopping this week. I was expecting it to be remarkably like all the other home delivery services, but it wasn’t. They did a number of things that impressed me: 1. The delivery man offered to bring my shopping into the kitchen rather than dumping it on the front […]
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