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MALL OF THE EMIRATES — It’s hard to keep up. A few hours ago we launched A duty of care to a great, stand-up crowd at the Able and How offices in London. About 80 people came by and we had a lovely evening. We talked about the need for better management in the average workplace. [...]
Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing can ever be made. KNIGHTSBRIDGE — I like to tell my colleagues “this is work… don’t confuse it with your real life.” And that’s only partly because I am a cold-hearted Canadian. Teenagers and dorm-rooms in uni are where and [...] TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD — They’re all in a mess today. Citigroup was once my poster-child for what a global business could be. Now they’re borrowing more than the GDP of Oman. Standard Chartered has long been a favourite because they bank neatly in places that need neat banking – India, Africa, Asia. But they’re in trouble too. And [...] TCR — What a grim morning. I have taken to looking at both the global markets (FTSE, DJI and NIKKEI) and the Cambridge light meter. Recently both have been equally bad. Diving and falling short from day to day. Admittedly the over-night stock market news has been pretty awful, while the light meter seems to be climbing today. So, [...] SHAFTESBURY AVENUE — The papers today seem disproportionately rammed with celebrity business owners and CEOs. There is no doubt that we love “human” stories. And a good personal narrative seems to suit us just fine.
But why do we have a gurning Stelios, Michael O’Leary in his pants and series of super-close-ups of Jerry Yang in today’s fish [...] TCR — I have asked quite a few people, since I had this idea. Including some people who should know. And so far I don’t really have an answer. But, quite a few people have said that they can’t come to the actual book launch, but would check out the ‘virtual launch’. So that obliged [...] ROEHAMPTON — Over the years I feel like we have been perfecting this art. It’s very tricky to recruit well. You need to find the right set of skills, the right attitude, and a drive to do the job. In consultancy it’s even harder. You also need to find people who instinctively work and play well [...] PICCADILLY — There’s Barclays Bank taking a beating today about investment from Abu Dhabi. The twin US presidents said to be squabbling over a deal to save General Motors. There’s the on-going HBoS and LloydsTSB merger dance. And the sight of Taylor Wimpey, Tesco and Vodafone trying to catch a break. It’s like seeing what has happened to Sylvester Stallone. Time changes [...] FULHAM ROAD — I am the unfortunate victim of some stupid processes gone wrong. Like most people. 1. The City of Westminster is trying to charge me for a parking violation they agree is wrong. The “voice recognition system” inverted a T and B on my car registration (licence plate). So now they want £80. 2. An [...] WINDSOR — GM, the papers say today, spent $6.9B in the third quarter of this year. Of course it did. This year General Motors celebrate their 100th anniversary. They say they will be bankrupt in a few short months. The unfortunate truth of modern America is is you have no credit, you can’t get no car. It’s a serious [...] |
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