by Tom | Aug 24, 2006 | Reading
JRo brings his global guerilla thinking to the truce offered by bin Laden to America last month: “an Islamic tradition prior to an attack”. His prediction: not the scale of 9/11, based on systems disruption. Maybe the trip to Boston in October isn’t...
by Tom | Aug 23, 2006 | Reading
More concern voiced about consultants: we’re not a profession and owe our existence to regulation-created cartels. This may have some validity around Sarbox (horrible contraction – maybe I should veto its use like we all did with 7/7), but doesn’t...
by Tom | Aug 23, 2006 | Reading
Guy has ten things to learn once you leave school for business. Managing meetings rates high. You feel terribly important being invited, but the way they run and whether they were “good” appears completely mystical. Maybe this is because they are mostly a...
by Tom | Aug 22, 2006 | Reading
Interesting list of 2×2 matrices applied (mostly) to non-business areas. Consultants’ delight!
by Tom | Jul 31, 2006 | Reading
There’s some useful stuff on this blog “Personal Development for Smart People”, but the tone of it puts my teeth on edge like scratching blackboards.
by Tom | Jul 31, 2006 | Reading
Interesting thoughts on the future of marketing from John Hagel. He describes three forces which are combining to change the approach to customers:It’s about attention, not shelf spaceCosts of production and distribution are decliningCustomer acquisition and...
