Laser focus or floodlight?

January 22, 2009 – 11:15 pm

As the recession bites deeper, with more and more reports of layoffs and businesses in financial difficulties, I’m increasingly hearing of people who are ’stretching’ the kind of business they will take on into new areas.  And a lot of the time, these new ventures are not really that closely linked to their core expertise, [...]

Who’s at most risk?

December 28, 2008 – 4:16 pm

In the current economic climate, I suspect that the old work paradigm is going to fail a lot more people.  We already know that the promise of a “job for life” has gone – that’s been the case for a long time now, probably since the 1980’s at least.  So any hope of leaving education [...]

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This downturn will be a blessing in disguise for some

December 19, 2008 – 11:21 pm

As we hear about more and more big corporates shedding workers, I find myself wondering whether some – possibly most – of those who find themselves surplus to requirements will find redundancy is a fantastic opportunity masquerading as a catastrophe. It may be my jaundiced view of the corporate life, but in my experience the [...]