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This is a series of articles looking at business issues and offering our viewpoint. The articles range from asking irreverent questions about conventional thinking to discussing more serious issues. We also provide the occasion review. Click on each to read the full article.

1. What makes the time fly?
   Or look at it a different way, how is our time wasted? We have two culprits in mind.
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2. How to influence people? (Book Review)
   A popular book suggests six ways to influence people, we see how they work. Read the full article.


3. Boosting your Personal Effectiveness (Product Comparison)
   A study about the scientists at Bell Labs led to some interesting conclusions about personal effectiveness, we compare this with the UK Government's approach. Read the full article.


4. Experimenting in Business
   When you want to recreate a problem to analyse its causes, you conduct experiments. Does this require rocket science? We reckon it's closer to pizza making than rockets. Read the full article.


5. Management Secrets of the Giant Panda
   Our research shows that the giant panda is possibly the next management guru. Read the full article.


6. Origins of Waste
   Where does waste come from? We drill deep in our investigations but did not find gold. Read the full article.


7. Applying 5S in everyday life
   Can the housekeeping / workplace organisation method apply to other areas of our lives? We look at 2 examples of how 5S can help making life outside work a bit easier. Read the full article.


8. Retail Therapy
   A cookware shop had to shut for the day because its computer-powered till crashed and cannot be rebooted. Talk about all your eggs in the same basket. Is your business under similar risks? Read the full article.


9. A Royal Flush - the winning hand?
   If life is like a hand of poker- what cards would you like to improve your personal effectiveness - we show you what one of our colleagues want. Read the full article.


10. Why everyone loves Recycling
    Recycling is the way to go - everyone says so! Let's have a look why recycling is so popular. Read the full article. Read the full article. Read the full article.


11. Popular Mechanics - Maintenance for Everyone
    How Total Productive Maintenance can really help in everyday life even if you cannot tell a spanner from a wrench. Read the full article. Read the full article.

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