Stupid is …
You might just like this … Kill the company
Month: January 2018
It’s only words …
The word “Youthquake” was judged to be the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the year 2017. Coined by Diana Vreeland in 1965, it was voted for as a word “we can root for and collectively empower.” And I do like it, really. “Post-truth” was the 2016 choice. Want to make your predictions now for 2018?
Learning so much …
From the BBC came news of the New Year Honours 2018: “The author Michael Morpurgo has been knighted for services to literature and charity. He is best known for his children’s novels, including War Horse and Why the Whales Came. He says his knighthood gives him a platform to advance one of his main passions:… Read More Learning so much …
Pleased to meet you …
“So, Monday. We meet again. We will never be friends – but maybe we can move past our mutual enmity toward a more-positive partnership.” Julio Alexi Genao
Just 3 …
There’s a link below to a lovely 3-minute breathing meditation. Can you spare 3 minutes? Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World
Meticulous is good …
New Year’s resolutions: How do you make one you will keep? – BBC News I realise it’s early days, but have you broken any of yours yet? I loved the last line in this article: “To keep a resolution, you have to be boringly meticulous – you have to plan.” So now we know. Simple.
Take courage from a bear …
“The other thing about Paddington is that he stands up for things, he’s not afraid of going straight to the top and giving them a hard stare”. Michael Bond
Will you be there?
These surely are words for hope and optimism and positivity while at the same time a cautious reminder of where we might go if we’re not “at the harvest” – just brilliant. Mental Fight (selected extracts) By Ben Okri Already, the future is converging with the past. Already the world is converging. The diverse ways… Read More Will you be there?
Make some shapes . . .
A senior colleague was talking about strategy. She suggested that whatever your strategy is, it needs to be strong. Strong enough to be able to deal with and adapt to pretty much anything that comes its way. And it made me wonder . . . Think of your strategy as a children’s shape sorter. You… Read More Make some shapes . . .
Simple does …
In 2008 The World Bank hired a global consulting firm to put some structure into a number of quite disparate factories in a Mumbai textile plant. And surprisingly, it worked. Productivity jumped by 17% just by instituting a few simple measures: preventive maintenance, record-keeping where there previously was none, systematic storing of spare parts/items and… Read More Simple does …
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