The pressure is on Your cost base is spiralling upwards, your boss is squealing, and his boss is squealing louder. Unless you get a firm grip of the situation you are going to get lots of “executive help”. You need to do something and do it now. When caught like this it is easy — perhaps […]
What is Sample Bias?
There are some jobs you really wouldn’t want… Perhaps the most dangerous in history was to be a crew member of a World War II bomber (I don’t suppose it matters which side). You shouldn’t believe everything you read on the internet, but according to some of the more reliable sources, during World War II: Over […]
The Productivity Equation
We all want more productivity… The world abounds with productivity experts of one sort or another: Outsource this Streamline that Squeeze the other We obsess about reducing our cost base. Taking out heads and slashing expense. But we are missing a trick? How do you define productivity? Using a little advanced algebra (if I say so myself), […]
Good Leaders Make you Feel Safe
I’ve got a new toy I can hit a button on my browser and publish things that I find on the web. So I thought I’d give it a try… Here is a TED talk by Simon Sinek. He discuss good leadership and what he sees in modern organisations. There was one quote that particularly hit home… If […]
How to be More Innovative
3 creative people… Charles Dickens Charles Darwin David Hockney What have they got in common? What was the source of their creativity? What sparked their innovative streak? 1. Charles Darwin Before he wrote the origin of species and created his theory of evolution, Charles Darwin travelled widely and looked at the world. Most notably he visited […]
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