Archive | November, 2007
Training | Dark side of the Moon
Although good for playing percussion on mod-rock tracks, and driving expensive cars into domestic watery areas, Keith Moon has not, to Guru’s knowledge, hitherto been cited as an HR expert.
However, training consultancy Innerbeat has used the legendary Who drummer… continue
Immigration | The definitive conclusion
Guru realises that the House of Lords is not the most dynamic of places at the best of times. In fact there is probably less faffing, muddled thinking and postponed action on a wet Wednesday afternoon at the Women’s Institute… continue
Forget ID cards | cricket balls are the key to security
Guru had a Eureka moment when he heard the news that the third of six 7,300-tonne destroyers has been launched at Govan shipyard in Glasgow.
According to reports in the UK’s most-read national newspaper – the always balanced and fair… continue
CBI conference | pig farmer makes point
As everyone knows, there was only one event to be at this week – but after being thrown out of the Oxford University freedom of speech debate, Guru made do with visiting the CBI’s annual conference in Islington.
And what… continue
Breakfast | The power of toast
After a full English breakfast this morning, followed by two rounds of toast, another pot of tea and a danish pastry, Guru started his working day by checking his emails. The first one he read told him that the UK… continue
Geek theft highlights monstrous silliness of the online world
News that a teenager has been arrested in The Netherlands for stealing virtual furniture from a networking site highlights just how wrong the world of onlineness can be.
Apparently, he ‘walked off’ with £2,800 of… um… ‘furniture’ from some ‘hotel… continue
Peter Hain takes on the fatties
Having recently been busy on ‘fact-finding’ missions around Europe, Guru can sympathise with work and pensions secretary who has decided to take on the ‘sicknote culture’ in the UK.
Hain’s decision to personally intervene follows a report showing that there… continue
Guru’s wisdom gets some recognition at last
Guru is please to announced that his blue bonce has showed up on the radar of the world-renowned Times newspaper.
Timesonline lists Yours Truly in its top 10 list of favourite work blogs, second only to two heavyweight academics –… continue
Skills | Retail gets sexy
There is only one thing Guru hates more than being told what not to wear, and that’s being told what not to wear by two ugly women with the combined fashion sense of a blind tramp talking to a German… continue
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