Swiss cheese I went skiing during half term. It is the thing to do. The only (and I mean only) time you will ever prise the British middle classes out of their Volvos and BMWs and onto a bus is during the spring half term break. Then, miraculously, you will find all the little Joshuas […]
The U-Turn
Executive express There is a new model of executive saloon on the market. It comes with all the bells, whistles and gizmos: Adjustable heated leather seats with multipoint massage to reduce stress Drinks cabinet with crystal glass decanters and walnut inlay for further stress reduction Five litre super charged, turbo charged, fuel injected engine for […]
Blame or Solutions?
Blame is natural The minute something goes wrong we seek out somebody to blame. Somebody to take the rap. It is human nature to find a fall guy when things go belly up. Blame is easy We live in a connected world. We work within a mesh of colleagues, customers and suppliers, so there are […]
The Frog, the Pig and the Princess
Order or chaos? In 2012 Dahlia Lithwick came up with the ultimate personality test. Forget Myers Briggs and Belbin, the true measure of who you are is the Muppet Test. Lithwick based the Muppet Test on her observation that there are two types of Muppet with two distinct types of personality. The ultimate personality test […]
Awkward Stakeholders
The interview I interviewed somebody the other day. I prepared by googling the “Top 10 questions to ask at an interview”. In at number 4 was the classic awkward stakeholder question. I tried it out. This is how it went… Question 1. How do you influence stakeholders? The interviewee jumped up, grabbed a white board […]
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