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SPRINGFIELD — I don’t like being told what to do. My wife says that anyway. But when I am on 2 wheels and fighting my way through London streets, I have that Canadian instinct for accommodation. I won’t put myself or anyone else into any peril. So I am constantly surprised when I get told off. And REALLY amazed [...] A&H HQ — This is too much fun. Workers at Carlsberg have gone on strike because they have lost their right to drink free beer ALL DAY. To be clear, they will still get free beer at lunch. There is a business policy about not being drunk at work, they explain, etc. I used to work [...] HYDE PARK — We’ve had a few calls recently from companies where the CEO has said: I want my people to know how to manage change… and they don’t now. The candour appeals to me. I’d only separate the “change” from “manage” to make a point. Few of us are really good at managing change. (With Able and How being [...] LONDON — Why does W.H Smith have this new category of books in all it’s bigger stores? (See photo above.) Why are we obsessed with misery? I was talking to someone who works in occupational health and safety last week. And I was surprised to hear that, even in heavily manufacturing businesses, the [...] WATERLOO — Who worked longer hours: 19th century miners or 21st century Londoners? We think we know the answer, don’t we? It is easy — and essentially correct — to say that the modern worker also has more choices, more disposable income and a longer life expectancy. However today’s newspapers also [...] PICCADILLY — The reports are in. Almost half of the working population “worked from home” yesterday. How do you do that? Our receptionist worked from home yesterday. What? How do you do that? At our Sainsbury’s near the office on Tottenham Court Road the shelves are all getting a bit bare. I am guessing that’s because [...] LONDON — I have long been a fan of Alfie Kohn the author and professor. Earlier today he tweeted (yes, that’s a verb now) with a link to an article he wrote in 2003 called “What does it mean to be well educated?” Like most things he writes I find it sets me [...] DISTRICT LINE — There seems only to be bad news for kids these days. They are far more likely to get H1N1 flu. They have unemployment numbers that haven’t been seen in 15 years. And what do they see us doing about it? Not much. “Some of the jam we thought was for tomorrow, we [...] HAMMERSMITH — I am meeting my friend Gillian today for a tea. She’s become a bit of a corporate goodness guru. And I love talking to her. Personally, I am still unsure about CSR programmes and how they fit with company communications and change. Is that a bad thing to admit? I suspect it is. I believe strongly that organisations [...] BROOK GREEN — There’s no one on the roads today. In London that’s quite something. But it happens quite a lot. We might get up at 6 and get home at 10, but we don’t seem to do that 52 weeks of the year. I think the road are quiet today because half the population is on a [...] |
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