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gud at maffs
The Civil Service Reform Plan. There, said it. Come back! That’s the boring bit over with, those dull words in that boring order. As a reward let’s laugh at it, specifically the bit where Senior Civil...
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cosmic latte
That colour is the average colour of the universe. Really. It is called Cosmic Latte, if your interested in getting some paint for your living room. “Oh, youve decorated?” a friend will say. “Is it...
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Weather and climate
Freaking out because your KPIs aren’t working like they should? Here’s a tip: Allow the passage of time to occur. Just as it’s always darkest before dawn, data is always worse before it gets better....
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Weather and climate
Freaking out because your KPIs aren’t working like they should? Here’s a tip: Allow the passage of time to occur. Just as it’s always darkest before dawn, data is always worse before it gets better....
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Come on feel the noize
If you’ve know anything about systems thinking and that, you know it’s chock full of counter intuitive truths. Here are some truths about one aspect of it all: when you “eyeball data” by looking at it...
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How would you like to die?
Quietly in a bed? Or with a pitchfork through your head? Data shows that there may not be much difference in the pain and anguish in either of these situations. The first of these infographics below is...
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Is Big Data a pile of cack?
80% of conclusions drawn from Big Data are incorrect.[link] The UK government is investing £64 million in Big Data. [link] I was fooled by Big Data, you don’t have to be. Here is my story. Years ago...
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Vino for money
Imagine an organisation wants to find out the value for money they are offering their customers, would they look at the total cost of their service, or the VALUE adding portion of that cost. The above...
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How do YOU waste time at work?
1: Performance manage at the strategic level What is said: “We performance manage at a higher level, conversations happen between senior leaders where we challenge delivery of outcomes, and identify...
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Why scorecards are as dangerous as Michael Jackson’s personal doctor
Let me take you back to an experiment that took place in 1930s New York….. No matter how many times a child was presented to a doctor, there was a 50% chance that they would be prescibed a...
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The house that looks like Hitler
Remember the house that looks like Hitler? Course you do, it’s a house that looks like Hitler. What’s to forget? There’s loads of things that look like faces. There is the tampon machine that just...
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I don’t know much about control charts (but I know what I like)
I’ve never been trained in using control charts, never passed a test or worked with anyone who’s knowledgeable in them. Everything I’ve learned has been off of the Internet Or books, books as well,...
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How do YOU waste time at work?
1: Performance manage at the strategic level What is said: “We performance manage at a higher level, conversations happen between senior leaders where we challenge delivery of outcomes, and identify...
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The house that looks like Hitler
Remember the house that looks like Hitler? Course you do, it’s a house that looks like Hitler. What’s to forget? There’s loads of things that look like faces. There is the tampon machine that just...
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I don’t know much about control charts (but I know what I like)
I’ve never been trained in using control charts, never passed a test or worked with anyone who’s knowledgeable in them. Everything I’ve learned has been off of the Internet Or books, books as well,...
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3 more things performance management GETS ALL WRONG
As Jay Z asserts, there is plenty wrong with performance management. And here’s 3 more! Name The reverse pantomime horse gambit What is it? An organisation decides to do something, writes down a group...
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I’ve had it with average and why you should too
Who’s the biggest out of these two guys? Is it the guy on the left? He’s barrel chested, bulky looking guy. Could be. But he’s kind of short. What about the guy on the right? He’s biggest cos he’s...
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The sun is in Uranus
This dude is an ASTROLOGER and… This dude is an ASTRONOMER. They LOOK very similar don’t they? Both staring up at stars, they both use telescopes, they both keep accurate records of where astronomical...
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How to be hopelessly untrendy
I got me some data! Done gone put it in a graph! Added meself a TRENDLINE! And me answer is THE TREND IS DOWNWARDS! This is what happens when people get data and have excel. They stick it in and press...
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