Lifestyle topics
Dear Mr. Smith (I didn’t catch your first name), I am writing to thank you most sincerely for your wonderful hospitality the other evening. I had a delightful time. The food was terrific and the ambience delightful. I particularly enjoyed the wine and have made a note not to try and get some locally. But …
A book recently published by Richard Sennett discusses the atmosphere of the typical 1970’s workplace in the UK. Work was often hard and boring, sometimes dangerous; the bosses were frequently bullies, and the workers stuck together against the bosses. Notwithstanding this companies were held together by what he calls the social triangle of management, workers …
Today I received a Summary Prospectus for an investment made some months ago. I was never told that I was buying a fund partly consisting of derivatives (or maybe I didn’t read the yawn-inducing small print – quite possible) . Since the financial services people didn’t understand derivatives and derivatives nearly sank the economy, what …
Upfront I have to say that I attended a business school myself, got an MBA, found it useless and reverted to the reasonably successful manner by which I had previously run the company, that is by using my common sense. Young students, eyes on the CEO’s job and untold riches, think that the way to …
Warships armed with guided weapons nearby; 33,000 “security” men surrounding the site; blocked roads; officials whisked like Kremlin apparatchiks through red traffic lights while locals fret in traffic jams; residents asked to leave the city; and now panic about the inability of the city’s main airport to handle a fraction of the visitors expected? …
