The BBC ran an interesting story the other day about hip fractures. Apparently 78,000 people suffer from a hip fracture every year in the UK; 10% of these people will be dead within 30 days, 30% will be dead within a year, and half are left with permanent disability. Shocking statistics. NICE, the National Institute […]
Ecological Disaster
The Oil Slick in the Gulf of Mexico is now roughly the size of Puerto Rico. Oil is rushing to the surface at the rate of 800,000 litres per day. The cause of the spill is known and understood and attempts are being made to stem the flow of oil. What is not so well […]
Earth Quake
The cause of the recent eruption in Iceland was scantily dressed women. According to Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi a senior Iranian cleric (but not an operations analyst) “Many women who do not dress modestly … lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which (consequently) increases earthquakes”. Yesterday (Monday 26th April) an […]
The Mother of Protracted PowerPoints
Peter Bregman writes an interesting post in the HBR blog about wasted time in large organisation. He points out that employees of large organisations spend hours and hours with “unnecessary meetings, unimportant emails, and protracted PowerPoints”. He suggests a three question test to guide us on whether or not we should become involved: 1. Am […]
Jumping to Conclusions
Today there was a news article about the Student Loans Company. If you remember there was a scandal last year when they failed to get students their loans before the start of the academic year. The National Audit Office has stated that they believe there is a “substantial” risk of delays again this year. The […]