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One Core Thing Sales Campaigns & Military Battlefields Have In Common

"Topography is one of the greatest determinants of conflict" ― Michael Livingston Insight I read from an historian. As part of his thesis that what I learned in school as the One Hundred Years War period of English and French medieval fighting could and claims should be relabelled as

Team Golf Table Turning

Blimey, this biennial golfing clash has long been an incredible event. Nonpareil when close. And boy, did this edition somehow go down to the wire. Here's a couple of slides UK broadcaster Sky showed immediately after the Europeans secured the trophy. The red line highlights a record final

Latest Bibi UN Quiz

He's been at it quite the while. This annual New York Fall world leader jamboree at the UN saw the Israeli leader once again draw on a physical deck of cards. He gave the (half-empty, due to instant delegate walk-outs) room a quiz. On a piece of cardboard

Don't Die By Your Ideas

Super-coach, and some might say super-ego, Jose Mourinho, football's self-styled 'Special One', enjoys another bumper pay-off after his latest sacking. Add it to the fifty-mil. As he slips straight into one more hot seat, quotes abound highlighting his apparent ossification. For once, he was at the

£37m Fine Wine Boiler Room Scam Prosecutions

These criminals deserve jail. The deception of the vulnerable is heinous. Don't be like these baddies. I heard a trading standards officer called Sue describe the scene upon obtaining a warrant and entering their offices. 'All the staff were standing, because apparently they weren't allowed

Build On Tideway Success

This is not made up. A big ticket UK infrastructure project just got delivered on-time, and to budget. Albeit with price tag and slight delay caveats courtesy of lockdown disruption and consequent inflation spike. Still, it is stunning in its rarity. There are many lessons contained within. Indeed, there'

Beyond Baller Potential Talent

“I’m not a football expert. There’s definitely people better than me at spotting talent and I’ve got people very close to me who advise me on players. But what I am very good at is analysing the human side of the player, the mentality side. Talent’s

Let’s try and work out how to get back on track

POTUS x @ElonMusk For Charlie. pic.twitter.com/Inaf8X81Gy — The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 22, 2025 How are you doing? So Elon, I've heard you wanted to chat. Let’s try and work out how to get back on track. I've missed you. Real or imagined,

Are You Happy To Sign Off On That?

I was in close proximity to a techie talking with a client. Soft spoken, deliberate, measured speech. The phone conversation focused on an issue one had which the other could aid. There was a 'we could do this, we could do that' segment. Just as the chat seemed

Crushing the Tantric Sector

Much of procurement, marketing, management and consulting belongs to the tantric sector — white-collar welfare that prolongs meetings, multiplies decks and avoids making ideas people actually enjoy via @rorysutherland https://t.co/r8LkxHlrp7 pic.twitter.com/sG9PwzlpKi — Praveen Vaidyanathan (@v_praveen) September 11, 2025 The latest essential observation of Rory Sutherland.