Meetings are a type of Virus that use humans as hosts to replicate….. That might strike you as an odd statement; but have a look at the Dilbert cartoon and think about how you would answer these questions: Have you ever gone to a meeting where you have no idea why you are there? At […]
Speaking Truth to Power Part 1. 2500 years of Shooting the Messenger
I was going to start this post with a link to the opening scene from the film Gladiator. You know, the bit where Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe) is waiting pensively for a messenger to return from telling the German Barbarians to surrender. All around his Roman Legions prepare for battle (very dramatic). The messenger does […]
Flipchart foraging and why its worth trying the Draw Something app
One of my pastimes is checking out the abandoned flipcharts I find in the variety of offices and meeting rooms I get to frequent. It’s quite a revealing pastime (possibly about me unfortunately). Occasionally you do stumble across sensitive material, obviously this goes straight in the confidential waste bin, or back into the hands of […]
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