I greatly enjoyed the debate on a BBC Radio programme “Across the Red Line”, where Lionel Barber, Former Editor of the Financial Times, and Blue Labour Founder Lord Glasman debated “Does Profit Corrupt?” Fascinating topic, but framed by the fact it was recorded in September 2019, when the world was quite different. And the financial…
Hanging on a Wire: 20 years and STILL…. August 2000: Enron shares hit an all time high of $90.56. By December 2001 they had filed for Bankruptcy protection. Over the next 3 years their employees lost their jobs and pensions, some of the management went to prison, and their Auditor (who had signed off the…
What we have learned this week 4 events and a conclusion 1. Stat of last week – that struck me anyway – that Coca Cola uses 200,000 plastic bottles every MINUTE. It is not the only drinks manufacturer in the world. And those plastic bottles then get wrapped in plastic. Read the article from the…
This question is used in my sales training to help people think about the business they are in, and what their customers are really buying. The story has evolved over the years. The history lesson – The Parker Pen Company. Established in 1888, with a focus on providing high quality writing instruments, in the days…
Education has been top of our agenda over the last week or so, as my daughter got her ‘A’ Level results. In keeping with many others in the UK, she controversially received them twice, as a consequence of some horrific governmental shortcomings. She did really well, even better the second set, and is heading off…
What we learned this week The world’s second-best selling sports car comes with a great example of the business case which lead to its production. The Mazda MX 5 was launched in 1989 at a time when Mazda was producing mainly unexciting saloons & hatchbacks, including its main model the 323. The basis of the…