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Weather proofing your business

One of the functions of a strategy consultant is to be able to look at the future and try to predict how best to handle anything which could be thrown at you. A bit like when I attended Military Staff College although I can’t say they always got it right... Read More

Benefits of longevity

A benefit of longevity is that one can objectively review the past and see where mistakes have been made. Not a pacifist, I was not against involvement in the Vietnam War but at Duntroon at the time, went along with the military’s advice to the... Read More

Retail woes

With retailers recently voicing their woes in the media and certain individuals trying to curb overseas imports giving unfair advantage, you can feel sorry for them but at the same time wonder whether some of the blame is not their own.   It would be... Read More

Airline Security

 Airline security Having had it announced yesterday that mobile devices are no longer a threat to a plane’s security, and can be used on-board in “Airplane Mode”, at least part of what seems to have been a hoax has been lifted. Technical experts have... Read More

Media concepts don't change, only delivery..

GAPP IN MEDIA - BLOG Back in 1975 a group of people including a journalist from then Nation Review and a former sales manager left over from King’s Cross Whisper set out to bring out a weekly subscription news sheet directed at writing the stories the... Read More