Monthly Archives: March 2009

Absurdities Abound

March 7, 2009 – 10:24 am

Here are some absurdities from the road and from the headlines here in the US — all suggesting that we
are at our most absurd when we say things we don’t mean, do things that don’t make a positive
difference to our clients, or at a national level try to solve problems by stoking a fire
rather than [...]

 
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By Chad Barr | Posted in Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction, Uncommon Sense | Comment now

Where We’d Least Expect It

March 6, 2009 – 5:46 am

The ‘Purloined Letter’ phenomenon is a powerful one. We all tend to look for answers in abstruse analytics, often too far up or too far away, when many times, the answers are literally right under our noses.
Consultants have to beware of making things overly complicated. I’ve just dealt with two sets of senior teams, made [...]

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By Omar Khan | Posted in The World of Consulting | Comment now

Things That Catch Your Eye

March 1, 2009 – 1:39 am

Hong Kong always impresses you with highly efficient professionalism. The Cantonese excel in functional excellence. Our otherwise sober hotel, Langham Place in Mongkok revealed its lighter side as I said in my earlier post with its choice of statuary and art. But also they showed human insight and a wry (yet always appropriate) take on [...]

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By Omar Khan | Posted in Ruminations | Comments (1)