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The return of International Rescue? Maybe not…
Despite the chill of the early Spring day John could feel a bead or two of sweat on his brow as he approached the hotel. He was already beginning to regret having walked to Park Lane from Paddington, but a stroll through to the park had seemed like a good way to fix his mind on what he had to do. Read more…
musings on how the office can survive into the future
There still seems to be a view that we provide buildings; offices, hospitals, warehouses or whatever and that people come to these places to do things there, and in the case of an office there is a view that we no longer need them, that the technology of today makes many jobs independent of a traditional office base. That is true in some cases, but the problem with most of the arguments of that principle is that they treat the building and what goes on in it a separate entities. Read more…
how well can you manage if a crisis overtakes you?
Welcome back to all of those who have taken time off over the holiday season and are re-joining those of us who have had to, or like me have chosen to, work through.
It has been a fraught couple of weeks for some with a series of disasters some of which are ongoing. These things can happen on any day of the year, but when they happen at a time when many are expecting to be celebrating they are more poignant. Read more…
In a change to our advertised programme…
In a change to our advertised programme this morning we bring you some random musings. Read more…
it’s not scope creep; it’s business as usual
My dislike of management speak is well documented here, but I still have to deal with its use on a daily basis and one such expression that has cropped up a lot over the last couple of weeks is Scope Creep. Read more…
back to the floor over the pond
My passion for going back to the floor has been covered here before, but over the last month I have been able to experience a little of it during my travels across the pond. Read more…
musings on crisis management and the Ebola virus in the USA
I have been following the Ebola issue rather closely, or should I say it has been following me for here in the USA you can’t escape coverage of it. Read more…
if your behaviour is right you don’t need rules
In the days when I ran Facilities Management operations one of my concerns was that we should not move into jobsworth territory. This can sometimes be hard to avoid because FM is often placed in the role of enforcing corporate policy, and this is a grey area where right and wrong meet the rules. Read more…
how to influence, or even join, the top team
In many of the business specialisms we talk about improving our influence in the boardroom; we want to have that presence amongst the movers and shakers and have a place at the top table, but how do we get there? Read more…
time is too precious to waste
Sustainability has been a big issue for a while now but when you try and discuss it rationally you often find that, like many things there are not just polarised views, there are many extremes. Read more…
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