reverse pass the parcel

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These days it is so easy to quickly e-mail a difficult task to somebody else, either to share the problem or to shed it completely, rather than dealing with it ourselves.

Have you ever thought how many times a day you play Reverse Pass the parcel? I’ll bet that it’s at least once Continue reading article »

Hunting goodwill

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We need to  make sure that the principle of “give and take” is not always demonstrated by the employee giving and the management taking.

If you’ve ever seriously considered dropping out from the rough and tumble of the corporate world, you might have looked at buying an established small business such as a pub Continue reading article »

Credit crunch is a sideshow

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I believe that the global financial crisis is getting too much attention, while the principal [but underlying and understated] cause: the crisis of integrity, is completely ignored.

Collectively and individually the direct and indirect perpetrators of our current financial problems were clearly guilty of totally abrogating their integrity in favour of greed and wilful ignorance.

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one step forward, four steps back?

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It looks like the MOD has yet another poster child for The Trillion Dollar Bonfire. The latest Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts make sorry reading; for a number of reasons, not the least being the following damning statements:

“It is difficult to exaggerate the magnitude of the failure of the Joint Personnel Administration programme” and: ”The lack of clarity Continue reading article »

Politicians still don’t get IT

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Just in case any government ministers read this story, here is the simplest possible advice to avoid IT blunders: Stop thinking about IT projects and start building effective information systems.

Computing reports “Government computer blunders are being caused by political priorities over-riding the advice of IT experts, according to MPs.” That statement simply re-inforces the crux Continue reading article »

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