I am a good boss I run a fair-sized team. I like to think I am a good boss, reasonable, fair, open-minded. Perhaps I am kidding myself. There is however one thing I do that drives my team nuts, makes them apoplectic, I have an infuriating habit of asking two people to do the same […]
15 Things You Should Never Say in a Meeting
I sat in a management meeting the other day. In 3 minutes flat one person came out with all of these phrases… Massive logistical challenges Validated value chain split Delineated RACI Dynamic discussion Controllership (Search me) Parallel conversation Standardised view Strategic road-map Take it forward There wasn’t room for that discussion Validated hands on time […]
10 Things You Really Should Know if You Run an Operation
I am now a published author That is not strictly accurate, but why let the truth get in the way of a good story? Let me try again I have written an e-book; well it is more of an e-pamphlet It is available at all good book stores; well OK it is self published and is only […]
7 Ways to Make Your Own Luck
I am all for a bit of process improvement, it moves the world forward, but sometimes process improvement by itself isn’t enough. As the man said: If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses ~ Henry Ford If you really want a breakthrough there is a bit more to […]
Why Giving Away Your Profits Makes Financial Sense
Here is an action packed game for you to play at home; it is called the ultimatum game, the rules are very simple: Two people are given £1,000 to split between them. One of the players proposes how the money should be split and makes an offer. The other player gets to accept or reject […]
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