What does a film about the supernatural and marketing have in common? It’s nothing to do the occult, so don’t worry. If you can remember the scenes when they used the proton packs, the rule was simple. Don’t cross the streams!…
Category Archives: General consulting tips and tricks
QR Codes – getting it right
The above is a QR, quick response, code. Originally they were designed as a 2 dimensional easy to scan bar code. This technology started life supporting components and assemblies moving down production lines. Nowadays you are just as likely to see them on press adverts or posters.…
Bribery Act 2010
Never since the business world got stiffed by the overbearing Sairbaines Oxley Act has a new piece of legislation been about to make such a big impact. The Bribery Act creates a number of offences related to business corruption. Very few business laws really branch the gap between ethics and legislation.…
Short term gains and the death of service
The world has become very focused on quality of recent times. Local produce is available everywhere and there is a real push on recycling and giving back to the community. How come that the success of these initiatives does not translate into better customer service?…
Coal miner required … please provide own telescope
That may sound like a completely pointless job advertisement, but is pretty typical of some of the unfocused rubbish that gets sent to most consultants. Most of the people sending these are supposed to be specialist recruiters who already have a copy of your CV.…
Recession – A lesson?
One thing we know about recessions is that weak businesses have suffered. Owing billions of unsafe money in a time when people further down the chain were losing their jobs nearly killed the banking industry. Credit disappeared as funds got tight and people had no money to spend or save, so credit got tighter and … it stayed that way for a couple of years.…
A B C D E of Consulting
Every profession seems to have their own set of acronyms and memory shortcuts, so why not consultants? Here is something that I use as an aide memoire for team briefings.
A Advocacy. Many consultants forget about who they represent and who they need to take the lead from in terms of their assignment.…