Category Archives: Basic Business Concepts

Does the drive for efficiency lead to corporate insanity?

Posted on June 21, 2005 by David St Lawrence

What is insanity? First let us consider some informal, but commonly accepted definitions of insanity: According to Einstein, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Another definition of insanity is non-sequiter responses to … Continue reading →

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Citizen Publishing – some excellent examples

Posted on May 29, 2005 by David St Lawrence

If you check out the Carnival of the Capitalists this week, you will find 56 thought-provoking articles by some very talented bloggers. The Carnival is being hosted at the Slacker Manager and my friend Rosa Say is sitting in as … Continue reading →

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Dental blogging…

Posted on May 16, 2005 by David St Lawrence

I spent three amazing hours this morning with Jeffrey A Spence, D.D.S and his assistant Becky while they carefully removed the remains of a cracked tooth and built me a temporary bridge. What impressed me most, even more than their … Continue reading →

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Is this as good as it gets? Bummer!

Posted on May 15, 2005 by David St Lawrence

Every few days I read, with mounting fascination and horror, the blog of a man whose writing I admire immensely. BPG holds a senior position in a large and profitable company and he regales us with tales of what it … Continue reading →

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