March 2009 - Guru Blog

Guru hasn't got much time for Jade Goody but - judging by the scenes outside her house today - quite a lot of people have, literally, got a lot of time available. Disciple Rob has sent Guru a message (in fact, it's more of a rant) about the number of people laying flowers - Princess Di style - outside her Essex abode following her death yesterday...

News reaches Guru of innovative new recruitment tactics from a company called Peer1. The firm "offers a reliable high performance Internet network supporting scalable managed hosting, dedicated hosting through the ServerBeach brand, and co-location solutions". Guru has no idea what this means but it sounds impressive. Peer1 says it is prepared...

Shop and hotel staff of the nation rejoice! You thought your jobs were at risk with the recession hitting your sectors the hardest, but fear not, you are now officially the most valuable people in the UK. The government has announced you are on the frontline when it comes to tackling terrorism (whether you want to be or not) and will receive training...

Guru is keen to explore further the theme of clothing that enables employees to stay at work longer, hence increasing their productivity - something all recession-worried HR professionals must be after. Following last week's news on the pillow office shirt and tie combo, an innovation currently being tested by Japanese astronauts (I know, how can...

Guru found this YouTube classic recently from the dotcom era when bored office workers - with clearly too much time on their hands (perhaps they should visit Jade Goody's house) - indulged in a game of PC dominoes. In fact, the scene could now be played at many firms across the UK with the number of workers being fired. There sure are a lot of spare...

While they might be best known for sculpted buttocks, bikini waxes and football, the Brazilians are by no means resting on their inventive laurels. And their latest innovation is making the British tradition - fabelled or otherwise - of baking metal files into cakes look decidedly old hat. Guards at Sorocaba Prison, 50 miles from Sao Paolo , have intercepted...

Fighting your way through a busy London shopping centre can sometimes seem like engaging in ruthless arm-to-arm combat. Now the capital's shoppers can put their battle skills to the test as the military unveils its new 'Army Showrooms'. The first stores are opening in shopping centres in Hackney and Hounslow with more to follow dependent...

Guru is happy to share with disciples a moral and ethical dilemma emailed to him that was apparently once used as part of a job application. Imagine, if you will, the following scenario... You are driving down the road in your car on a wild and stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop and see three people waiting for a bus. An old lady who looks at...