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OLD BOND STREET — It still doesn’t feel like business is in any great position to be lecturing politicians. There’s never been much patience for it. And I think if more bankers has made it to civics class we wouldn’t be in this mess. But business certainly knows more about M&A (mergers and acquisitions) than the political classes [...] LONDON — It’s an interesting question. Are we already? Could we be more so? Clearly the UK is a desirable place to work, because people come here and stay. It is a sought-after spot for foreign postings. But in spite of much talk from various parties about the importance of highly skilled workers, I think that questions [...] VICTORIA STATION — I am seriously proud of our friends at Nissan. We have known for a while that they were working on something big. But today’s stories on the new Nissan Leaf are exciting. “100% emission-free” (excluding electricity generation emissions). How cool is that? Faced with petrol at £5+ a gallon it’s going to fly [...] PICCADILLY LINE — Sometimes you have to wonder if they say these things just to wind up the Brits. UEFA and FIFA officials that is. Sepp Blatter, the president of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has commented on the England football captain John Terry losing his job. Terry, who is [...] MY HOUSE — Last week the BBC got lots of press for scrapping the last remnants of the company Christmas parties. As you might imagine, no one really complained. Except the staff. “It’s OUR money!” You can hear the average punter saying. “What are they doing going out and spending it on puddings and party hats!?” And yet, how do [...] LONDON — There’s no sense bring timid about it: Let’s save the world. Everyone seems to agree that the planet is in dire shape. And we are making it worse father than better. Al Gore and now John Prescott (sic) are evangelising about the need for action. But there’s one important thing that’s missing… …And I believe that [...] LAKE DISTRICT — I really like David MacLeod. And I am very pleased that the Prime Minister is excited about the idea of employee engagement. I like that he sees it as a possible source of competitive advantage for Britain. (I am a bit disappointed that with so many delays they only issued it this week, deep [...] SOUTH WEST LONDON — I was talking to a senior HR person at a client’s conference this week. She was asking about Able and How. I started explaining our HR set up. And she was quite surprised. “Wow. You do all that for such a small company?! That’s remarkable.” And I guess she’s right. We try not to [...] FULHAM ROAD — I am the unfortunate victim of some stupid processes gone wrong. Like most people. 1. The City of Westminster is trying to charge me for a parking violation they agree is wrong. The “voice recognition system” inverted a T and B on my car registration (licence plate). So now they want [...] |
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