Learning from others In the 4th century B.C. the Greek historian Herodotus wrote “The Histories”, an account of the Greco-Persian wars. It was the first time anybody had documented events from existing records. So it earned Herodotus the title “The Father of History”. In it he recounts a story about Darius the Great, King of […]
Taking the Sting out of Failure
The failure A couple of years ago I had a workplace nightmare. I was pushing a big initiative and I needed it to be a success. I had my boss’s boss on my back and the project was going belly up. It was all very unpleasant. There were a few rays of light. A couple […]
Efficiency or Productivity
Which is better? Should you be more efficient or more productive? On the face of it they sound like very similar things, so does it matter which you strive to be? Efficiency is the amount of input you use to produce a standard level of output. If you become more efficient you do the same […]
Everybody Cheats
Who can you trust? When I was a small boy, the most exciting thing in the world was a day trip to London with my father. I was brought up in a field in deepest Yorkshire. The big smoke was amazing. It had museums, skyscrapers, underground trains, toy shops, galleries and ice cream. Best of […]
To Be or To Do
A talented man John Richard Boyd was a fighter pilot in the U.S. Airforce. He served in World War Two, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He was a more than capable pilot. He attended the most prestigious fighter pilot school in the U.S. He graduated top of his class and was asked to […]
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