Today I declare my practice is anti-growth. Shocked? Growth is the benchmark of a successful business, isn’t it? Gloomy headlines in August 2008 state the UK’s economic growth is at a standstill for the first time in sixteen years. Recession is around the corner. Growth is not just good,…
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Parkinson's Law or the Growth of Creativity
Wed, 27 Aug 2008
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