Be Prepared

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Handing down codified knowledge is eternal. Though these days organisations tend to forget the value of documenting what is known and how it was discovered. When everything is agile and just in time, what is passed down?

The core of a company. Jim Collins once more!

Polar shifts

Seeing this makes you realise. We will always battle. Despite the introduction of China, India, Italy, Japan, S Korea, and Singapore as observers, claims remain on the arctic council. Let’s hope that common sense prevails.

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First world poverty?

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Don’t know what to think about this. Interesting nonetheless. More quality from the FT.

Forever Together

Been thinking about what makes a successful merger recently, so what better way to look into it than consult one my favourite publications – BCG Perspectives. They have been my go-to resource on insights since 1998.

At the moment they have a rather good article on mergers that you can have a look at. It does use the word synergy, but regardless of that the insights are good.

However the economist, another go-to resource, paints a bleak picture of europe’s economic forecast. Perhaps now is the right time, or is it the wrong time? Decisions…