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Einstein at the Pearly Gates

I’ve mentioned before that being in faraway timezones provides unexpected radio listening opportunities, such as listening to Dr Karl. On this occasion, when trying to fathom how salmon swam up the over-polluted and brine-heavy River Tyne, he told one of his favourite jokes. When Einstein got to Heaven, he

Interest Rate Swaps

Bankers. Is there any profession out there more hated right now by Joe Public? Even the Governor of the Bank of England thinks they’re a disgrace [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/sir-mervyn-king-attacks-banks-amid-new-scandal-7899256.html] . Perhaps it’s time he did something about it, rather than talk. Not

Odd Number Looks Better On A Plate

Cookery shows are all over the telly. Could anyone ever beat the Floyd? Anyway, one I caught recently claimed to show you how to make restaurant calibre dishes in your own home. The chap then presented his first meal. It was of course a masterpiece. Impossible to recreate in your

Single Event Upset

The one strange benefit of being in different time zones is listening to middle-of-the-night radio in the daytime. This led me to the pleasure that was hearing Dr Karl [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Kruszelnicki]. So, here’s the kind of item he illuminates. The Voyager spacecrafts. Launched in the

BP Cost Cut Rebellion

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2012/06/bp-logo.jpg] Here’s a story a friend of mine told me from within the walls of one of the world’s largest companies. Petrochem giant BP have a shocking brand rep. In my view Big Oil is as likely to create

Don't Park The Bus

This has long been a phrase associated with football teams that lack ambition. When confronted by what they deem superior opponents, they camp out on the edge of their own penalty area, try to snuff out all attacking creativity from the other team, and hope to sneak victory through a

Why 90% Of New Products Fail?

[http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/jun/15/happiness-is-being-a-loser-burkeman] There’s many a captivating line in this 20-min coffee break piece. Glossing over some of the more lefty nonsense about seeking “tranquillity”, the scene is set by evoking the secret, shamed shelves of the “museum of failed products”. Despite

Impress Through Strategy

Brushing up on a bit of strategic formulation for a specific exercise I was involved with, I happened across an article suggesting that most Executives could not articulate [http://www.leader.co.za/article.aspx?s=6&f=1&a=1873] (because they did not know) their firm’

Being Different

I just helped with structure and delivery for a key presentation at a large multinational, multi-day industry conference. The brief was to provide information on one particular current hot topic. During the session, five separate speakers would talk for 15 minutes each, be able to answer two questions straight after,

Skeuomorphism

Here’s something I came across through a Telegraph [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/9283706/Jonathan-Ive-interview-simplicity-isnt-simple.html] interview with Apple’s English design superstar, Jonathan Ive. The word is pronounced ‘skew-o-morf’, and in this context means; > a tendency for new designs to retain ornamental features of the