There are some jobs you really wouldn’t want… Perhaps the most dangerous in history was to be a crew member of a World War II bomber (I don’t suppose it matters which side). You shouldn’t believe everything you read on the internet, but according to some of the more reliable sources, during World War II: Over […]
Books Won’t Make You Clever
Correlation does not imply causation There is an apocryphal tale about an inner city education department in the American Mid West. In their efforts to increase children’s performance they commissioned an extensive study of the socioeconomic environment their students were raised in, to see what impact it had on a child’s educational prospects. The study delivered […]
The 5 Sins of Management
Deadly diseases In 1982 W. Edwards Deming wrote about the 5 deadly diseases that inflict most organisations: Lack of constancy of purpose Emphasis on short-term profits Evaluation of performance Mobility of management Running a company on visible figures alone Are we still infected? 30 years on have we found a cure? Have a look at the slide […]
Why Reinvent the Wheel?
Somebody has had your problem before Sometimes we get stuck, sometimes we need to know… How to be a better manager? How to estimate? What should we do about our H.R. policies? Is there a good restaurant in Mansfield? If you don’t know what to do next, rest assured, somebody has had the problem before. […]
Do You Really Need Big Data?
You think you need big data You need to understanding all those interactions and connections You need databases and decisioning tools and analysts and consultants You need to know what all those patterns are telling you You need the competitive advantage After all, knowledge is power, it is obvious, isn’t it? Maybe you could start […]