Prices rising and falling as a result of Supply and Demand isn’t a purely theoretical idea, and the people on either side of the deal don’t have to have even heard of it. It happens naturally. If I want some … Read More
In preliterate, prenumerate societies – according to dubious sources – people only count “One, two, many”. It seems a little strange, given how much people everywhere use their fingers for keeping track of larger numbers and that most people have … Read More
I’m just back from 10 days in Singapore, where I ran a two-day Finance & Strategy workshop for Micron Technology. That’s a version of Income/Outcome with a disruptive technology factor, a very appropriate dynamic for the ever-innovative Singapore, as well … Read More
In the past two weeks Eliza and I have worked with professors in Aalborg, Denmark and Tromsø, Norway to help run three Income/Outcome workshops. Scandinavia has a justifiable reputation for innovative designs that are interesting, elegant and functional (as in … Read More
As of September 20, Hewlett Packard, Alcoa and the Bank of America leave the Dow Jones Industrial Average to be replaced by Nike, Visa and Goldman Sachs. There is nothing particularly scientific about the Dow or its make up, but … Read More
Christchurch, New Zealand, was hit very hard by an earthquake in February 2011, with 185 deaths. Its cathedral was damaged so badly that it had to be replaced. The beauty of towering stone is not always a good thing. So … Read More
At Andromeda we joke about workshops being both “Finance for Non-Finance Managers” and “Non-Finance for Finance Managers”. What do we mean by that? (To coin a phrase.) Nikolai ran a workshop this week for a client – a quick 4-hour … Read More
Business acumen is a subject that we normally teach within Fortune 500 companies like HP, Abbott Labs, Heinz and Ashland, or in academic programs like the Executive MBAs at Cornell-Queen’s, Kennesaw State and Villanova. However we also provide pro bono … Read More
This week’s edition of The Economist has an interesting review of three books on infographics (“Winds of change”). Beginning with a mention of William Playfair, the Scottish engineer who created the bar chart, pie chart and line graph, the article … Read More
If you’re sick of crappy management guides that insist on using the same letter for each point, fight back in kind: … And you know, he may be cynical but he’s not wrong!