Archive | May, 2011
Blatter is German for limpet
Fearlessness under fire is one of the attributes of a great leader, and the head of the international football federation, FIFA – one Herr Blatter – is demonstrating his rock-hard resolve by taking a Gaddafi-esque stance over getting re-elected as… continue
Table tennis team-o-nomics exposes leadership flaws
As two of world’s most powerful leaders – OK, one most powerful leader and one David ‘just call me Ping’ Cameron – joined forces in a show of global team-o-nomics and… er… played table tennis… the media whore that is… continue
200 reasons to work in a city
Yours Truly is no fan of red tape, clearly favouring the blue tape wherever possible, or furry handcuffs and rubber strapping should there be no blue tape to hand.However, those strange farming folk will be foaming at the mouth and… continue
Cameron employs true genius to wield axe
David ‘just call me Dave-Boy’ Cameron likes to think he’s ‘daan wiv da kidz’ – and he has certainly been employing some uneducated guesswork in trying to work out how to run the country.But even Guru must applaud the polished… continue
Licence fee pays for religious cult
God, they say, moves in mysterious ways. And no-one is about to argue with that, but it seems another sound theory about life the universe has just been blown out of the water by the might of the UK courts.… continue
First pass the port – Guru’s guide to voting
Voting systems can be confusing things. And tomorrow’s vote on the voting system couldn’t be more confusing if it were a confusing thing. Luckily, Guru knows his onions and can provide a handy guide to the confused. After all, a… continue
About
Guru is Personnel Today's notorious HR commentator. He's been working in HR for far too long and observes every passing management fad with a mixture of anger and amusement. His blog is the one thing saving his long-suffering wife, Mrs Guru, from having to endure too much of his ranting about the big HR stories of the day.

Recent Comments