Mario Andretti is the only racing driver to have won the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500 and the Formula One world championship. He is quoted as saying “If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough.” I don’t drive racing cars but I know that if you don’t overtake, you will never win. Should […]
Star Chamber
George Osborne is to create a “Star Chamber” as part of his attempts to cut government spending. It will be a committee of senior civil servants and politicians. Ministers are invited to present their budgets to them for discussion. If a minister gains the Star Chamber’s approval he can join the committee to “discuss” other […]
Shushhh – Are You Scared of Your Boss
A friend of mine works for a large bank. They are busy implementing a system replacement. It is big, £6 million a month big. He was at a “Go / No Go” meeting last month. They had a score card and scored their performance:1. Accounts didn’t balance2. Fraud risks were present3. Management Information wasn’t available4. […]
Insulting
The world is divided into two types of people. You are either a “Know It All”, been there, seen it, done it. Understand everything and never change anything. I am sure you know one. Alternatively you are an “Ask Hole”, the sort of person who keeps everybody in lessons late because they keep asking stupid […]
Slimy Customer Service
Scientists in Japan have been working with a species of slime mold. It spreads out radially, growing a network of veins as it looks for food. When it finds food it then contracts to remove redundant veins . The scientists carried out an experiment; producing a map of Tokyo with oat flakes (food) and watching […]