We have six sons. That’s right, six. Our youngest two are soon to be 29 and 26. Unfortunately, the youngest is still sporting the latest distasteful fashion of wearing his trousers half-way down his backside. I am a pretty tolerant Mum and embrace so many of the trends that young people follow. I was young [...]
Have you ever wondered why after spending time with someone who is really down leaves you feeling a bit down yourself? By the same token spending time with happy upbeat people makes you feel a bit more cheerful yourself? Misery loves company couldn’t be more true. Why is it so much easier to be negative [...]
Well, well, well – the explanation given by those supposedly in the know “This is to be expected at the back end of a recession” Disappointed from parliament says “It will improve”. Commonsense from commerce says “Youth unemployment will continue to be a tragic loss to our nation until we improve our education and preparation [...]
Firstly, I must make it clear that this blog is not from Richard Denny. It is from me, Dorothy, his wife. Richard has just returned from a really successful lecture tour of Iran, his third. He was telling me about how one of the speakers was permanently “tweeting”. Richard came home very enthusiastic about this [...]
Sorry, but I need to use the F word. It’s ‘the day after’ and I can’t quite get yesterday’s game out of my mind. Yes, the football. I’m not going to whine. I’m not going to ask AGAIN? I’m not going to ask why Capello brought on Heskey instead of Crouch. And I’m certainly not [...]
The headline quite comes from Juvenal, a Roman. Rather fond of hair apparently. As I understand it, he’s not the only one. A lack of facial hair has been a rule in business for many years. The reasons why are pretty solid. I remember as a child being told by a neighbour never to grow [...]
Branding In the current economic climate where every sane business leader is striving to keep customers, to keep their brand visible and to attract new business in a declining market; there is one company that has joined Gordon Brown’s ministry of silly decisions…Norwich Union. Norwich Union, a giant and a brand of 200 years. A [...]
“You will attract a lot more flies with honey than you will with vinegar.” Humiliation has become an intrinsic ingredient of so many reality TV shows. I personally find this obnoxious. What a sad departure from basic human core values of treating others as we would like to be treated. Dare I say it again; [...]
Beware of the major beneficiaries of the recession, credit crunch or market place realignment or whatever you want to call it. Yes, you are right, it is the news media. With 24 hours news reporting on TV and the intense competition of newspapers, journalists have to find copy to fill their editors’ insatiable appetite. For [...]
Last week I was a guest speaker in Malta at the European Pharmaceutical Marketing Association’s annual conference held at the Hilton Hotel – a great venue thoroughly recommended. A massive amount of information and statistics were unfolded. One I found particularly fascinating, some researchers working on averages discovered that the average person in the world [...]
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