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Down the years I've blogged aplenty on ideas for slots at end-of-year or SKO events around this time on the calendar [see footer for a selection]. Amid the rush to announce cutting edge analysis of the twelve months past and stunning predictions to rank alongside Nostradamus for the year ahead,

Festive downtime led to me reading we apparently have one of four key humour styles. These scientifically identified styles of humour are suggested as; affiliative, self–enhancing, aggressive, & self–defeating. Affiliative humour suggests you love cracking jokes and engaging in spontaneous witty banter. Self–enhancing humour indicates you have a

There's many a way you could remix the mantra of English comedian, Jimmy Carr. Hugely successful in his field. Yet when he ventures beyond the funnies, here's his significant contribution; Happiness = Quality of Life - Envy You can see him explain it in sixty seconds via a tweet below. I'm

The charismatic leader trope is largely mocking right now. The 'force of nature' boss as a totem endures kickings of late. Perhaps the largest 'academic' ripping down came with the From Good To Great "finding'' that the supposedly boring chief exec outshone the tubthumper. The veracity of this research is

Congratulations @jpmorgan on the opening of your new headquarters! 🎉🇺🇸🙏 pic.twitter.com/Dnhw2SkbYe — Michael Dell 🇺🇸 (@MichaelDell) October 23, 2025 Posted by the boss of perhaps the screen vendor and more besides. Basking in presumed glow of deal clinched. At the betting shop, aka a new home of Big Bankster traders.

In conversation with someone wondering where all the buyers were - and not solely induced through state policy horror - I offered the time-honoured soothe that stems from the adoption curve. Simply put, it helps you realise that not everyone is ready to buy at the same time. Take-up happens

Are we in an AI bubble? We might not care. Although if so and it bursts, we'll be hit. As corporate buying will likely freeze. I remember first studying bubbles as a teen. Tulip Mania seemed quite the Dutch chuckle, with flowers and their bulbs rocketing in price twentyfold -

"the ‘last three texts’ theory uses those messages exchanged between you and your beloved to assess the state of your relationship" I can imagine what everyone does the moment they learn of this... Let us, if we can, move beyond the close-to-home. Does it translate to us and our prospects?

State. Ideological. Producer. Audience. Bureaucratic. All types of Capture that can infect an endeavour. Diverting. Relentless. Fatal. All capture is bad. The bias brought about veers the pursuit away from focus on those for whom it ought strive; customers. It cannot end well. In fact, the only way to truly