The protestors have achieved a great deal of publicity. Some of them, without intending to, have caused a religious institution (St Paul’s Cathedral in London) to lose its balance (about whose side …
What a shocker: Trader acts in accordance with what he values
As do we all. Did you hear the surprise? If the world wide web could gasp, you would have heard it from mid-ocean. A city trader said candidly that he hoped for another recession because he could …
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Is our instinctive, defensive response to competition the right one?
When the going gets tough, when markets contract, when budgets decline, when promotion is rare, our instinctive response is to retreat and defend what we have. Parts of our brain that kept us alive in …
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If what happens isn’t what you expected
A mistake we sometimes make is expecting people to act in a way that isn’t aligned with their interests. They won’t do that. Not ever. You hear people saying things like, “They should do such and …
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Post-election developments highlight importance of getting on with people
Whatever the final outcome of all the negotiations, some skill in relating well to other people and some care to do this over time has put David Cameron and Nick Clegg in the position where they seem …
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Starting up this blog
Well here we are starting up this blog which is going to cover my take on, well, the things I reckon I have something useful to say about. I expect to be blogging on the subject of my book i.e. …