Most managers will tell you that talent is the key to organisational success. Organisations spend millions on executive search and management development, tracking down and creating the best and the brightest. So? If engaging talent is the biggest management issue why is the Dilbert cartoon so popular? Once we have expended all this energy tracking […]
The Swimming Teacher
I have a swimming teacher, she competed in the Olympics twice (she is a bit quicker than me). When she was 15 she used to drag her parents out of bed at 5 am so that they could take her to the pool. Because swimming is her passion she tries that bit harderBecause she tries […]
Happy in His Work
The San Francisco World Spirits Competition has awarded Chase Vodka the accolade of “Best Vodka in the World” beating 249 other brands. Chase Vodka is made in Hereford by the same man who bought us Tyrrells Crisps, the entrepreneur William Chase. He claims the key to success is the potatoes. “If you start cheap, you’re […]
Bored?
Photo by Jose Llamas on Unsplash Are you bored at work? Try wrecking the place. On the Ordnance Survey for the Isle of Whight, the map maker (Bill) has written his name in the cliffs. If you are really sad and don’t believe me go to the Get a Map facility on the Ordnance Survey web site and […]
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
In The Wall Street Journal cyclist Floyd Landis talks about cheating in the Tour de France. Most remarkable of the litany of allegations is that blood transfusions were performed in buses parked on remote alpine passes, but the list goes on and on. It is amazing the lengths people will go to to win if […]