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Archive for April, 2012

The Spirit of the Game

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

With the Olympics looming, (the start is exactly 100 days away from today),  this book by Mihir Bose caught our eye as it explores how sport has influenced the modern world.

This fascinating book walks us through the history of sport and clarifies how the links to business began when the value of endorsement was seen by Horst Dassler (Adidas) in the 1960’s.

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Quick problem solving technique

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

We tested out the simple  ‘5 whys’ problem solving technique recently to get to the root of a problem quickly and we have to say that it does work.

This technique became popular in the 1970’s by Toyota. The  ‘5 whys’ approach involves looking at any problem or issue and simply asking ‘why?’ or ‘what are the reasons for the problem?’ until the root cause becomes apparent.

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