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 […]
Keep Your Mouth Shut
My drain is blocked, I have been ignoring it. I really don’t fancy unblocking it, but as it is getting warm it is starting to smell. It needs to be fixed. I bought a set of rods and a plunger home, as I was getting out of my car my neighbour gave me some advice: […]
Emotional Sub-Optimisation
I received a flyer from an organic food company. One of their selling points is that they keep packaging to a minimum. Sounds sensible. Less waste in the environment. When you look into it though it isn’t quite that easy. According to the Advisory Committee on Packaging:– 1.5 grams of plastic extends the shelf life […]
Task and Spend
I read that the average organisation spends 60% of its money on staff. Clearly this varies hugely depending on the industry, but as a statement it is an interesting one. It leads to the conclusion that the way to save money is to cut staff. The problem is, you can’t cut staff without stopping what […]
Illegal Immigration
Virgin Media have sent a promotional pack offering cable TV to Aaron Needham in Nottingham. The letter from the Executive Director of Customer Care Mark Davidson (no less) was Addressed to: Illegal Immigrant, Cranwell Road, Strelley, Nottingham And started “Dear Mr Immigrant”, Apparently the marketing data that Virgin bought was corrupted, though Virgin (who have […]
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