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It’s Not An Elephant In The Room It’s A Blinking Big Tiger!

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Michael Carr

In the classic 1969 film, The Italian Job, the character Charlie Croker, played by Michael Caine, went to collect his Aston Martin where it had been in storage following his enforced visit as a guest of Her Majesty’s Prison. A … Continue reading →

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Pause For Thought

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Michael Carr

This Blog is written with a clear intent in mind. It is written to cajole, nudge, prompt and make you, the Director and Senior Manager, stop and think about what is happening within your organisation. If you survived last year … Continue reading →

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Is A Business Plan Necessary?

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Michael Carr

The number of businesses that I come across that operate without a business plan is astonishing; that those businesses continue to survive and in some case flourish often bemuses me, but upon reflection maybe it shouldn’t, albeit it still galls me. I am coming … Continue reading →

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