Archive for the "Business" Category

18.Jul.2011 BBC News reports: Sepllig misteaks ‘cost milions’ in lost onliine sails

Seen this before?* Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is [...]

16.Jun.2011 TV Review: Why I love Coronation St, The Apprentice and Embarrassing Bodies

Coronation Street If you want gritty realism and an excuse to slit your wrists, then head over to Walford, to Albert Square and watch the Mitchells scream at each other to vacate their tavern. No, not for me are the doof doofs of Eastenders – my soap addiction is reserved for Corrie. The legends who [...]

11.Nov.2009 A lesson from Rolls Royce

To steal a line from Sir Henry Royce, co-founder of Rolls Royce…..’long after the cost is forgotten, the quality endures’ A few weeks ago I was at a networking meeting. This meeting was thrown together at the last minute and was full of professionally dressed, high-flying businessmen and women. The first presenter, a young sales [...]