Month: October 2015

  • Every office needs a devil’s advocate

    “I would rather be a devil in alliance with truth, than an angel in alliance with falsehood.” ― Ludwig Feuerbach, The Essence of Christianity Sky One’s new comedy drama, “You, Me and the Apocalypse” gives a starring role to Rob Lowe as the Devil’s Advocate. What a job, I mean the actual job.  I hadn’t realised until…

  • Welcome to the Age of Friendly

    “Friendly is the new cool” Journalist Jess Cartner-Morley is talking about Fashion. “Smiling is the new pouting, friendly the new cool and softly-softly the new sell.” She calls Instagram the new heart of fashion, replacing the catwalks of London, Milan and New York.  She comments that to shine on Instagram a fashion brand needs to…

  • 2 by 4: 2 ways to deal with the 4 minute rule.

    The nation is hooked on watching people watch TV.  Once you start watching Gogglebox, it’s hard to stop.  Do we even know how we feel about XFactor, The last night of the Proms and This is England until we’ve heard from Sandy and Sandra, June and Leon and the inimitable, and wise beyond her years,…

  • Get your own back

    In a recent Sunday Times article business writer Adrian Furnham proposes the idea of a “Restoration Day” at work.  A time when the wronged confront those that have acted against them.  A day every year when the wrongdoers make things right. According to some surveys three quarters of people who leave their jobs do so…