Management books are boring

They have a poor reputation, mainly because they are rubbish and you are invited to pay good money for 20,000 words of nonsense, to find one piece of relevant information, which you could find in a book review anyway. They are often written by people who confuse insight with jargon, people who love to call […]

Cult of personality is leaving real life in the shade

What kind of people would you expect the newspapers to interview most? Those with the most to say, perhaps, or maybe those with the richest and weirdest experiences. Might it be philosophers, or detectives, or doctors working in war zones, refugees, polar scientists, street children, firefighters, base jumpers, activists, writers or free divers? No. It’s […]

Whoops, no you can’t…

Some new research (whatever) has found that the average woman considers leaving her job 19 times a year. That’s about once a fortnight; but so what? Deciding to leave your job can be a big decision, especially if you’re considering starting in a new profession entirely. Actually, the study was conducted by OnePoll in September […]

Yes, you can have it all

Did you know that the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to someone called Prince Louis in April this year? She’s married to Prince William, who will probably one day become king. Lovely. On Tuesday, of this week, she underwent her first official public engagement since giving birth. Congratulations all round. That’s about five months of […]

Annoying habits of highly annoying people

Everyone seems to like writing about the life of corporate titans. Readers are expected to marvel at the stamina of Tim Cook. Apple’s chief executive rises at 3.45am to deal with emails. Spare a thought for his underlings, whose iPhones buzz at 4am every morning. Some subordinates may have the fortitude to sleep through it […]