Monthly Archives: March 2016

UK-US nuclear waste deal to ‘help in cancer fight’ – BBC News

March 31, 2016 By in Austerity, David Cameron, Defense Policy, People, Politics Tags: , Leave a comment
English: One wagon of a nuclear waste flask tr...

English: One wagon of a nuclear waste flask train being hauled through Bristol Temple Meads railway station by Direct Rail Services Class 37 diesel locomotives 37612 and 37069 en-route from Hinkley Point Power Station to Sellafield. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The BBC reports that David Cameron is to announce the largest ever shipment of nuclear waste from Britain to the US in a process it is hoped will help diagnose cancer.

Source: UK-US nuclear waste deal to ‘help in cancer fight’ – BBC News

In this short article, the BBC editors are once again wearing rose-tinted spectacles and distorting myth and reality. The article talks of the UK selling expertise in defending nuclear installations. Whilst I accept that the UK has enormous technical defense expertise, I maintain that the savage austerity cuts have damaged the UK’s capability to react effectively.

Thoughts?

What can we learn from 5,000 years of planning? | World Economic Forum

March 30, 2016 By in Business Administration, Independent Professional Services, People, Politics Tags: , Leave a comment
English: Official logo of the World Economic F...

English: Official logo of the World Economic Forum. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

In this fascinating article, the WEF claims that from Chile to Mongolia, how a more integrated approach to development pays off.

Source: What can we learn from 5,000 years of planning? | World Economic Forum

Over most of my career, I have been a strong advocate of effective strategic planning. However, experience has demonstrated time and time again that the best results come from effective leadership boldly seizing opportunities when presented.

Also planning is just one side of the coin, the other is effective delivery. In is in this second area that I specialized for most of my career. Sadly, resources are squandered and decision-making is shaky in the whole area of delivery. With effective delivery, GDP could easily be notched up a couple of points and many of the unemployed given jobs. Part of the problem is cronyism, absence of effective competition and over-simplistic notions of good project management practice.

Thoughts?