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The test for modern corporate stupidity

The test for modern corporate stupidity

If you are a senior manager or director, here is a single question you can ask to assess if your organisation is utterly stupid: Does your organisation send emails to clients from an email address called DoNotReply@CompanyName.com? If you...

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Sexism

Boy-Girl nonsense

Boy-Girl nonsense

I travel a great deal. I shop a lot. I love chocolate. How is it that the Yorkie bar had eluded me all these years? I noticed this bar at the...

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Music Quiz

Super Quiz with Patti Newton – 1

Super Quiz with Patti Newton – 1

In this episode of the Jonar Nader Super Quiz, Patti Newton joins Bruce and Phil to compete for the top prize. Three rounds are played, and...

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Brain power

Don’t gamble. Let’s gamble!

Don’t gamble. Let’s gamble!

My jaw dropped when I visited the NSW Government’s ‘Gambling Help’ website. Right there, on the home page, was an offer to...

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Don’t gamble. Let’s gamble!

Don’t gamble. Let’s gamble!

My jaw dropped when I visited the NSW Government’s ‘Gambling Help’ website. Right there, on the home page, was an offer to ‘Win an iPad!’...

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Sam Cohen hair scam

Sam Cohen hair scam

Here are some links to files for those researching the Institute of Hair Regrowth & Beauty operated by Sam Cohen (Samuel Faraj Cohen). First, keep an eye on...

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Here today, gone tomorrow

Here today, gone tomorrow

During my lectures I show a series of photos to illustrate some of my points. Often people cannot believe that the photos were real. Frequently, I am asked how...

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The fastest way to die

The fastest way to die

Culture and advertising go hand in hand. The wrong word, to the wrong target market, could spell disaster. No more is this maxim more relevant than at an airport...

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Ready to go, boots and all

Ready to go, boots and all

I was walking past a fire station in New Zealand and noticed that next to each truck was a series of boots, through which the trousers were already threaded. A...

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Where do phonebooks go to die?

Where do phonebooks go to die?

I have a friend who berates anyone who so much as discards a usable piece of paper. Indeed, many of us try to be green. Yet, despite my personal efforts, I feel...

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The test for modern corporate stupidity

The test for modern corporate stupidity

If you are a senior manager or director, here is a single question you can ask to assess if your organisation is utterly stupid: Does your organisation send emails...

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Economies of scale

Economies of scale

There is no doubt that some ice-cream is so delicious, that it’s worth the extra price. However, the average variety cannot maintain an exorbitant price...

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Who can you trust?

Who can you trust?

Mr Escher showed us how the mind can slip and slide while trying to get a grip on reality. His drawings of stairs that go up, but really go down, when really going...

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Throwing words about

Throwing words about

Restaurant owners are picking up bad habits from real-estate agents. This Indian restaurant offers free delivery. However, the restaurant prefers that you go and...

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