By Ben Byth | 18.07.13
Careless Talk Costs Margins
I love the sight of a Chinese lantern floating through a summer sky at twilight, though I doubt I will…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 04.07.13
North Goes East, Then Quickly West
George North is a big man. Currently on tour in Australia with the British and Irish Lions, North stands at…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 20.06.13
Britvic/Barr Destined to go Flat?
Britvic Plc is a large company. It is a leading branded soft drinks business in the UK, sold 1.9bn litres…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 06.06.13
Golden Nightmare
After being the centre of attention for several months late last year, Greece has been mostly out of the international…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 30.05.13
No Means No!
I have been struck last week by the resolute nature by which an elderly lady in Wales has stood firm in the…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 23.05.13
Why We Can Be Persuaded To Do Stupid Things?
There is no doubt that people are strange. You and especially me! A number of studies into social psychology in…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 16.05.13
There is Such a Thing as a Stupid Question
Asking good questions that are tough, direct and specific is one of the key things we can do to improve…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 09.05.13
Concessions Must Be Earned
The UK Government announced last week, a string of reforms designed to change the way that prisons operate. One of…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 02.05.13
Collapsing Worlds
As the death toll from the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment manufacturing building in Dhaka, Bangladesh approaches 400, the…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 25.04.13
Add On
BMW used to do it. So did Mercedes. Porsche and Ferrari still do as far as I am aware, though…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 18.04.13
Creativity Should Be Embraced Not Quashed
When the painter James McNeill Whistler was a cadet at West Point, he was assigned to draw a bridge in…
Read the post By Ben Byth | 04.04.13
Listen Up
A recent article in the New York Times draws a comparison between the physiological aspects of hearing and listening. In brief…
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