Unintentional irony - the “Oh Never Mind” file
This picture from a 1999 advertisement for British Petroleum:
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- Posted Rita McGrath on June 05, 2010
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The C-suite is becoming a dormitory!
Or so says Barbara Gyde, who as director of marketing for Columbia Business School’s Executive Education division ought to know.
My brother, the sourcing genius who follows these things, just sent me a link to the latest C-level executive acronyms which I found completely hilarious.
It sure is getting pretty crowded in there.
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- Posted Rita McGrath on August 12, 2009
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Women mentoring women
Although not part of the typical topics of my blog, I ran across this quote and couldn’t resist. It was in ForbesLife Executive Woman (Summer 2008) on the hectic schedule and professional accomplishments of April Foley, U.S. Ambassador to Hungary. She is a dedicated mentor to other women herself, and quotes Madeline Albright:
“There is a special place in hell for women who do not help other women”
That’s one I’ll remember.
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Tricks of the mind - and why proofreaders have such a difficult time
Sent to me by my brother, with observations from my mom that the power of the human mind to capture information is quite remarkable. It also helps us understand why good proofreading is so difficult.
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?
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- Posted Rita McGrath on January 29, 2008
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Dumbest moments in business 2007 - I do miss Business 2.0
Each year, I had come to look forward to Business 2.0’s compilation of idiotic things that happen in the world of business. As that magazine is now unfortunately defunct, Fortune appears to be picking up the onerous burden of remining us all just how Stupid people in business can be sometimes.
Here are a few that I hadn’t heard about before checking out the list (you can find a complete index of all 100 here).
13. Disneyland
It’s a fat world, after all
Disneyland announces plans to close the “It’s a Small World” attraction to deepen its water channel after the ride’s boats start getting stuck under loads of heavy passengers. Employees ask larger passengers to disembark - and compensate them with coupons for free food.
44. Another subprime stunt. A Bank of America branch in Ashland, Mass., is evacuated after it receives a fax with the image of a lit match being held to a bomb’s fuse. The fax, sent by the company to alert employees to an upcoming promotion, somehow comes through without its text, which should read “The Countdown Begins—Small Business Commitment Week June 4-8.”
50. The Defense Department
Makes you wonder what it would cost to ship a million German screws
Exploiting a flaw in a Defense Department purchasing system, South Carolina parts supplier C&D Distributors rakes in $20.5 million in shipping fees on just $68,000 in sales. The scheme is finally detected when a Pentagon clerk spots a $969,000 bill for shipping two 19-cent washers to an Army base in Texas.
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- Posted Rita McGrath on December 19, 2007
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