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 […]
Old Hindu Proverb
“No physician is really good before he has killed one or two patients” I am not suggesting you kill somebody, but a bit of test and learn goes a long way. There is no substitute for experience. Image by Erik Veland
Legal Eagles
The BBC ran a story yesterday about the effectiveness of the jury system. A two year research programme looking at 68,000 verdicts has been undertaken. They came up with the following statistics: 70% of jurors said they understood the judge’s instructions. 31% of jurors actually could recall the judge’s instructions. 48% of jurors could recall […]
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