Hewlett-Packard is in the news at the moment over a reassessment of the value of UK-based Autonomy which it bought last year. Autonomy is a world leader in “meaning-based computing”, the analysis and use of all the unstructured information that … Read More
I’m in an airport. I’m in Dammam where I taught a 3-day Financial Acumen workshop for Saudi Electricity last week, flying to the Netherlands to teach a 3-day Managing a Global Business workshop for Heinz this week. Then I have … Read More
Americans and Canadians think they have problems with bureaucracy. I agree that bureaucracy can be an evil that prevents business development and stifles entrepreneurial initiative and limits an entire country to being an economic backwater. I’m not talking about an … Read More
What’s up with Minnesota, anyway? They ban this, they ban that… “Minnesota bans Bisphenol A” – well, at least for baby’s bottles and sippy-cups. The rest of us can die of cancer from the linings of cans. A lot of … Read More
The “Entrepreneurial Challenge” version of Income/Outcome is now being scheduled as a 5-hour evening session by Andromeda Simulations Arabia, and headlined as “The 5-hour MBA”. This shortest version of our workshops has elements of both fun: and serious planning and … Read More
The Economist had a recent leader (editorial) headed Visas for entrepreneurs: Let the job-creators in. This in turn was triggered by an article in the same issue, looking at the initiatives of Chile and other countries to attract entrepreneurial immigrants … Read More
Eagle’s Flight Team Building France takes its name from one of its simulation suppliers, the Canadian company whose best-known product is probably “Gold of the Desert Kings”. As Eagle’s Flight focuses on soft skills like Team-Building, Andromeda’s simulations are a … Read More
For the third time in four years we congratulate Spain for producing the winning team in a top football championship. The real delight in watching them is the quality of their play – clean, generous and highly skilled. They play … Read More
Business acumen involves sharpness of thinking, the ability to see a big picture, rapid and accurate flow of information, and the willingness to make changes. Consider what appears to be a catastrophic problem: rising sea levels caused by global warming. … Read More
SOGES S.p.A. provides management training as part of its broad range of consulting services. Based in Italy but with offices across southern Europe and as far as China, it has a staff of 120 together with a network of over … Read More