Tuesday, February 27, 2007
No Is Not An Answer
When a company says "No" to a request, or says that they don't do what you want them to do, don't take no for an answer.
Make them explain why they won't do it, and threaten to take your custom elsewhere.
Make them explain why they won't do it, and threaten to take your custom elsewhere.
Labels: no
Friday, February 23, 2007
Reluctant Kings
Beware the reluctant king, he is usually the one with the burning ambition.
Labels: ambition
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Call Centres
Why do call centres waste callers time, by spending the opening minutes of a call playing a recoding advising the hapless caller to use the company website?
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
The Average Wage
Not enough to make you feel valued, but just enough to make you come crawling back for more.
Labels: enough
Monday, February 19, 2007
Call Centres
It is inadvisable to discuss financial matters with a call centre, when pissed out of your brain.
Labels: call centres
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Cat Vomit
When a cat vomits on your duvet, take it as a good omen for the future. The animal is cleansing himself and, by the fact that you have to clean the duvet, cleansing the duvet too.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Growth
For growth to occur, a forest must be destroyed.
Labels: growth
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Mouses and Houses
The plural of mouse is mice, why is not the plural of house hice?
Friday, February 09, 2007
Empires
Those countries that seek to run empires without trying to understand the people that they rule, will most certainly fail.
Labels: empires, people, rules
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Flying
When flying, always wear generously cut trousers.
Labels: flying
Monday, February 05, 2007
Negotiations
When negotiating, it helps if those parties not directly involved in the day to day negotiations keep their mouths shut whilst the negotiations are in progress.
Labels: progress
Friday, February 02, 2007
Hard Times
Enduring and overcoming hard times validates and strengthens relationships, both business and personal.
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Negotiations
Administrators, pen pushers and bureaucrats who do not mix with the normal human race should not be put in charge of sensitive negotiations.
Labels: bureaucrats, humans
