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The triumph of common sense; John Harvey-Jones and ICI.

The triumph of common sense; John Harvey-Jones and ICI.

by Jonathan Gifford | Nov 22, 2009 | Business & Leadership

One of the most disturbing things about getting older is that it creeps up on you.  Things that seem fresh in the memory turn out to have happened decades earlier. John Harvey-Jones is a case in point for me. I remember his BBC TV series, Troubleshooter, very clearly....
Jack Welch on work-life balance (and turning a blind eye to Jack’s rather obvious lack of expertise in this area)

Jack Welch on work-life balance (and turning a blind eye to Jack’s rather obvious lack of expertise in this area)

by Jonathan Gifford | Nov 11, 2009 | Business & Leadership

I can’t help it, but I find a lot to dislike about Jack Welch, chairman and CEO of USA giant, General Electric, from 1981 until 2001. I think it’s Jack’s overt obsession with ‘winning’. No doubt American readers are already thinking: ‘and that’s why you Brits...
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