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Category Archives: Organisation
“We’ve Just Engineered a Tool for Delivering Stem Cells, Mid Brain”
The statement above was quietly delivered by a Dr Stone, a Clinical Scientist at Addenbrookes Hospital Cambridge. at a presentation that I attended last night. I sat amongst the audience and took in what he had just said; the capability … Continue reading
CPD – Business Analyst Certification
Shifting boxes in the loft is great fun isn’t it? –banging your head on the beams and scratching with the loft insulation, but sometimes it is enjoyable as you unpack, long forgotten boxes, wondering why you put them there in … Continue reading
Posted in Business Analyst, CPD, Organisation, Strategy, Systems
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Army Veteran’s Discipline cuts Used-Car Recon Time in Half
It’s the start of a new year, I hope you’ve had a great break and are coming back refreshed with new ideas to drive your business forward. Just come across this interesting article in Automotive News; thought you’d like. The … Continue reading
Posted in Organisation, Systems
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Lewis Hamilton Tweets – A Board Meeting Topic?
For those that missed it, this weekend racing driver Lewis Hamilton “Tweeted” his race car telemetry performance, detailing ride height, camber setting etc. Fascinating info indeed if you’re a fan, gold dust if you’re a competitor. I was incredulous that … Continue reading
Posted in Organisation, Systems
Tagged Board Meeting, Competitor Positioning, Lewis Hamilton, Tweets, Walls Have Ears
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Lola Sports Cars in Administration- A Directors Perspective.
As a motor sport fan, I was saddened to see the announcement this week that Lola Cars were to be placed into administration. For those of you who are unaware of whom Lola are, they are a specialist sport car racing … Continue reading
Posted in Finance, Organisation, Strategy
Tagged Administration, business planning, economic position, Lola Cars, Risk Management
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Costa Concordia Disaster Recovery
You’re just finishing off your evening meal, swirling the remains of wine in your glass and reflecting on today. “It was a good meeting, we got a lot done; this will be a good year” and then the phone rings… … Continue reading
Posted in Organisation, Strategy, Systems
Tagged costa concordia, disaster plan, financial losses, focus diy, jaguar cars ltd, Micky Arison
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E-Mail Ban at Atos
In case you missed the item, last week, Thierry Breton, the CEO of ATOS, an international company of some 70,000 employees, announced that he was to ban e-mails throughout the organisation within the next eighteen months. Ignoring the speculative hype regarding … Continue reading
Quantas Twitter Faux Pas
Poor Quantas, can’t do right from wrong it seems. My posting earlier this month was serious when I asked the question “what else could the Company be faced with”? – I didn’t expect it to be a self-inflicted PR gaff … Continue reading
Stop Budgeting Start Improving
An interesting article has appeared in the Harvard Business Review regarding budgeting. The tenet of the article is that you should abandon budgeting as a management process and instead focus upon driving inefficiency out of the cost drivers to the … Continue reading
Posted in Finance, Organisation, Strategy
Tagged budget model, Budgeting, Corporate budgets, How to budget
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Quantas Airline and SWOT Analysis
I was reading this morning that a Quantas flight had an un-scheduled landing in Dubai due to an engine oil leak. The news in itself doesn’t warrant the headlines, as anyone in the transport business would testify, but it did … Continue reading
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