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I read this month a chief exec with consulting vested interest expound with exclamation an intriguing stat. The number of 'strategic change' programs a typical large firm ᴄᴇᴏ currently deals with at any one snapshot in time stands at 3∙2. That figure feeling a touch abstract? Pre-2020

What a repressive construct. As far removed from proper 'critical thinking' and actual 'inclusion' as you can get. Above, there's a 2⅓-minute chunk from my mark of the 'tomorrows papers' show the world was waiting for. Where would we be without

I read that a song-writing duo recently, separately died. So successful that in the Sixties they racked up UK Top 20 hits in number second only to Lennon-McCartney. With a love of songwriting since schoolmates, they were rejected by the gatekeepers of the day (Soho's English Tin Pan

I was enjoying a chat with a shift manager of a large gastro style coffee shop that when in that city centre I frequent. She had just begun to split her time to help steady the fortunes of another location. As with many such endeavour, I sensed a combination of

Northern hemisphere mock exam season for youngsters looms over the festive period. I fondly remember writing the History essays of my schooldays. Its exam strangely always last in the rota. I always loved the subject, despite being a maths addict back then. One key realisation came from examiner rubric. You&

I hear there's been an election. The most consequential in a lifetime, apparently. For which you may or may not have had a vote. In any case, you probably have a view. Whether you've spent the immediate aftermath lapping up meltdown liberal tears, fearing the rise

How to spot fake trend articles in the press: look for the weak third example. Two things happening simultaneously is a coincidence. Coincidences aren't news. So journalists stretch to find a third example, however weak, so they can call it a trend. — Paul Graham (@paulg) August 6, 2024

"If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration". No, not the car. The quote above is attributed to being heard over a century ago in conversation with esteemed inventor Nikola Tesla. I was messaged a pic of it

I was intrigued to read about staying in post at a continual employer as the job-for-life era expires. Here's a line that stood out for me; "Most people instinctively understand the status quo penalty". In the context of any associated salary raise, these stats were produced