I am interested to see whether you have any formal training in Excel?

My guess is you are no different from me: self-taught to use most of the software that empowers our lives. I remember teaching myself Lotus 123 – that trusty old “/” command. I am still convinced […]

Blogging provokes the brand terrorist in all of us. It’s all about bringing power to the people and that’s why PR companies are starting to take serious notice of Blogs.
Niall Cook (Netcoms Director, at Hill & Knowlton (H&K)), spends his time wisely: understanding how this disruptive technology […]

Four blog entries down and a lot of reading and tinkering, I am proud to say I understand blogging a little better. But, do Brand Guardians and their PR Companies? The advent of blogging has changed the profile of brand-influencers.
In an article on rules for highly effective PR blogs, the […]

There - I got your attention! Don’t worry I won’t take Excel away from you! - I don’t have anything against it- it’s a powerful tool, but it’s more that I accuse its’ users of relying on it for the wrong purpose. We are forced to use Excel as a tool to […]

I used to redesign business processes before the Oracle, PeopleSoft and SAP gurus were wheeled in to perform their package implementations.
The level of customisation that these ERP packages afforded multi-national businesses was revolutionary and gave them a distinct competitive advantage.
Why shouldn’t SME’s gain competitive edge using bespoke software? In the late 90’s […]

I have thought long and hard about whether I should embroil myself in what I’ve always considered to be such a self obsessed past-time. I still have to pretend most bloggers aren’t egotistical time-wasters, yet, the news is full of blogging. So to justify the launch of my blog here […]