The case for austerity The inaugural meeting of the American Economic Association was held on the 4th January 2010. Two giants in the world of economics; Professor Carmen Reinhart and former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, Ken Rogoff were present. They presented their research paper, “Growth in a Time of Debt”. The headline […]
The World’s Most Futile Job
Do you check quality? Do you have a department of quality controllers checking your every move? Do they produce reports, data and analysis till it comes out of their ears? Do you have über checkers, checking the checkers, making sure the check is held true? Do you? Here is a request: Have a look at the last […]
Fooling Yourself
Very often the solution to all administrative ills is to have somebody carry out “Quality Control” on everything that is sent out. That way you can be absolutely sure that it is all correct, with no chance of error. Some departments have an army of Quality Controllers who don’t release anything unless it has been […]