by dcadmin | Jan 25, 2021 | COVID, HRM, People Management, Remote Working
When we first heard the stories of Chinese firms providing their people with cushions when working at home, we did think that it was a strange, but nice, gesture. Jokingly we commented that these might be spy tools. Lo and behold! Perhaps not surprising we felt that...
by dcadmin | Jan 25, 2021 | COVID, HRM, People Management
Pimlico Plumbers and Charlie Mullins have been in the news (again!), receiving wide coverage of his proposed ‘no jab, no job policy’. Mullins has, in his typical strong-arm fashion, rather bluntly attempted to lay down the law, which he is more than entitled to do...
by dcadmin | Jan 25, 2021 | Productivity
Dickens is a slacker! He would fail his performance appraisal! The reasons why is that Dickens, despite being one of the most prolific writers of all time (being paid by the word is a wee motivation here!) only worked four to five hours a day! Today’s organisational...
by dcadmin | Dec 16, 2020 | Growth and Productivity, The United Kingdom, UK Debt, UK Economy
The figures are simply almost unprecedented. In October 2020 HMG borrowed £22.3bn, added to £215bn borrowed since April 2020, whilst simultaneously tax revenues slumped by £70 billion. The national debt is currently at 100.8% of GDP. Interestingly, and importantly,...
by dcadmin | Dec 16, 2020 | 2021 Geostrategic Review, 2021 The UK, Risk
2021 – The UK and Geostrategic Risk – A ‘Quick’ Reflection As 2020 nears its rather downbeat and gloomy end, at least for most people, it is important from a strategic risk and resilience perspective to reflect upon the potential top 2021 UK and geostrategic risks....
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