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Shark, Geese & Eel Selling

Biomimicry has long held fascination for me. How nature handles something which we can adapt for own our ends. A broad balancing betterment remixed for parochial yet potentially astoundingly loud ripples. I remember over two decades back first spotting how 'sharklets' appeared on aeroplane wing tips everywhere almost

Are You A Lucky Person?

Yes, Napoleon demanded lucky generals. Grand Slam winning golfer Gary Player famously quipped, 'the more I practice, the luckier I get'. Not to mention the ol' driving force long spake throughout Sales, 'luck is a place where planning meets opportunity'. You may also have caught

What's In Your Lobby?

The lobby of the SpaceX Starlink factory in Bastrop, Texas. The 'Earth to Mars' orbital transfer ellipse. pic.twitter.com/f1KunMGgA5 — S.E. Robinson, Jr. (@SERobinsonJr) May 19, 2025 Whilst not perhaps a fully-fledged logo it certainly is a brand marque of sorts. The three rings of the

When Even Socks Have Savings Metrics

The changing of the seasons can afford those of us no longer in thrall to the claw of fashion to buy 'last year's style' with nonchalant promo-seizing discounted satisfaction. So I am guessing this packaging above could already be obsolete by now. Yet I don'

Spare Parts Proxy Metric

I experienced a troubling trip 'round an Ikea the other day. For so long a paragon of service and operational smoothness. The first alarm was the state of the gentlemen's ablutions as you enter, including long-malfunctioned facilities unattended. Then the state of some of the shelves, for

Better Ways of Helmetry

"His background in F1 had taught him that the key to changing behaviours was to show there were better ways of doing things." The learning of Ron Dennis. For thirty years, was boss and owner of top serial-winning Formula One motor racing team, McLaren. Sadly this observation was

3 Stages of Change for Rugby Legend

Jonny Wilkinson. Won England the Rugby World Cup. Despite the side, albeit then Number One ranked, never really firing. Against the host side on their home turf. Sealed with a last kick-of-the-game drop-goal. Scored off the foot he never took penalties with. It seems, as with many a sporting superstar,

Hidden Clinical Pearl Sentence To Flip Inertian Bosses

Clickbait reeled me in to a widespread medics' reveal. Namely the 'simple ten-word sentence uttered by patients [that's] one of the clearest warning signs they're suffering a serious illness'. 'I feel fine, but my wife made me come in' I sense

Sales AI & KM Experience

Optimizing AI agents requires writing down the valuable institutional knowledge in your company. Big co’s will struggle with this: middle managers worry about becoming replaceable and leaders worry about leaks. If they don’t do it, they’ll be crushed by competitors who do. — Harj Taggar (@harjtaggar) May 2,

Route 66 Milestones

Generational second-time title-winning right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold is reported to be switching Liverpool for Real Madrid. Who can blame him? Leaving the club that nurtured you, brought you stellar success, and unequivocal community adulation, for twenty years from the age of six cannot have been easy. As so often the case,