The latest HR insight from the US. Have you developed your leadership brand? Do you want to give the aura of being “tactically strategic” or “passionately dispassionate“. Have you tested it with your colleagues and gained feedback? Are you committed to making this part of your “personal growth plan”? Is this rubbish? I suppose it […]
Death by PowerPoint
Death by power point may be a real phenomenon; according to General James N. Mattis of the Marine Core, “PowerPoint makes us stupid“. General H.R. McMaster believes “It’s dangerous because it gives the illusion of understanding and the illusion of control“. How about a return to the typed memo’s of the 1990’s? They had to […]
Don’t Believe Everything You Read in the Newspaper
Statistics are wonderful things. I found this old advertisement. I saw it and wondered who would fall for it. Then the penny dropped, lots of people, otherwise they wouldn’t be banned for being misleading. Which then got me wondering, when was the last time I was misled by statistics? Not so long ago. How about […]
Point Scoring or Progress?
The ecological disaster in the Gulf of Mexico continues. President Obama has repeatedly lashed out at BP. He is looking for “some ass to kick.“ Not to be outdone on the PR stakes, BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward has spent $50 million on advertising, telling the US how he will “make this right.” Given all […]
I Love to Bitch
Some people drive me nuts. They have their own agendas. They don’t see common sense. They are thinking short-term. They don’t see the bigger picture. They just want to look good in front of their boss. I on the other hand am perfect. I am told I should: – Try to understand their agenda – […]
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