Delayed feedback When I was a child I lived in a farm house in North Yorkshire. I’d like to tell you that I was part of the county set and owned a Range Rover and a horse, but it wasn’t that sort of farm house. It had stone walls that were three feet thick in […]
Centre of Excellence or Management Folly?
The centre of excellence How many times have you heard the claim “We are building a centre of excellence”? Or, even more triumphant, “We are a centre of excellence!” It is great management speak. It shows strategic drive and direction. Every thrusting young manager wants a centre of excellence, why wouldn’t they? There are a […]
All That Glisters…
The next big thing There is a revolution going on in the world of medicine. Robotic surgery equipment is being installed in operating theatres across the western world. The robots allow surgeons to make far smaller incisions and operate much more precisely. The surgeon doesn’t have to contend with slippery instruments and the robot has […]
A Bum Question
360-degree feedback Does my bum look big in this? If you have ever been asked that question, you know there are two types of answer. A right and a wrong one. The wrong answer has many variants… Yes — too brutal Try a bigger size — too honest I think it is the colour — […]
Coercion, Fear and Ebola
A frightening disease There is an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Healthcare workers are desperately trying to contain the infection. The first signs of the disease appear within a couple of weeks of infection. They include fever, headaches and sore throats. Vomiting and diarrhoea follow, then internal and external bleeding […]
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