Archive | January, 2011
Sky’s the limit when it comes to sexism…
Guru notes that two “soccerball” pundits – that is, people who waffle on about nothing in particular in relation, or not, to the goings-on on a football pitch in a game played by men (and not women), managed by men… continue
Fat cats ready to get fatter to stay fit for purpose
‘Senior executives” are a strange type of beast. And beast is the word when it comes to their ‘grazing’ habits.Yours Truly witnessed a whole heap of ‘top’ bosses ‘getting down to business’ – ie, eating as though it were their… continue
Why David Cameron is the model modern employee
On returning from a high-level ‘fact-finding’ visit to Venezuela today – news of which will surely follow in this blog – Guru was mystified to read of the scheduled introduction of ‘positive action’ in recruitment.After all, most recruiters are slow,… continue
Tis the (football) season to be wrinkly
Guru wants to be the first person to congratulate the game that is ‘soccerball’ to many around the world, but is commonly known as football in the UK, for its services to human resources.Just when the rest of the country… continue
Royal wedding could be down the Tube
Ever the Royalist, loyal subject Robert ‘the crow’ Crow has so far not yet vowed to take his members out in the run up to the wedding of Prince William and ‘that commoner’ Kate Middleton at the end of April.In… continue
Bullying hotline closure is loss to business
Managers everywhere are kicking themselves today, following the announcement that the National Bullying Helpline has shut down its hotline after chief protagonists Christine Pratt resigned months after the scandal involving staff at Number 10, Gordon Brown and assorted government mandarins.Guru… continue
Balance of power shifts as claims rock wrist action
2011 dawned, and Guru yawned, and an idea was spawned. Luckily, Yours Truly threw that idea to one side and set to news gathering, glancing quickly at his £2,011 Cartier timepiece while struggling to lift his other arm off the… continue
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