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SOUTH WEST LONDON — They say it’s broken. But I am not convinced it ever really worked. The company cascade is like the Lost City of Atlantis… or the missing Beach Boys album. Many people think it’s out there, but disappointment is the most likely outcome. Here’s how the theory goes: CHELSEA — The problem with change is that you cannot always foresee what might happen next. So you create an anticipated direction of travel and risks, issues, dependencies etc. along the way. That’s how it’s done. In a nutshell. The problem with Britain’s big banks though is not that they don’t know what might happen next. They do, but they’re determined to [...] KINGHTSBRIDGE — Years ago when Johnny Carson was the host of America’s long-running Tonight Show, NBC got a call from a distressed lady… Through the dark window behind Carson that looked out onto a sleeping LA, she could see her errant husband stuck on the freeway… And there was ANOTHER WOMAN in the car with [...] TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD — Twenty years ago I was trying to decide what to do with my life, and had set up a meeting with Joan Donaldson. This modest woman of the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) was just about to go live with CBC Newsworld – the broadcaster’s national ‘all-news’ network. I was excited to [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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. [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] |
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