Dear reader, in the first three weeks of January we have published a look through the rear view mirror on the most popular articles here on The Bearing Wave during the five years since the blog was set up in 2009. Over the years both employees and guest bloggers have expanded the scope of the… Continue reading A Rear View Mirror – 2014 in Retrospect
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A Rear View Mirror – The Most Commented Articles
Dear reader, in the past two weeks we have published a look through the rear view mirror on the top five and following up to top ten most popular articles here on The Bearing Wave since the blog was set up in 2009. Today we will take a look at a bit more odd set… Continue reading A Rear View Mirror – The Most Commented Articles
A Rear View Mirror – The Second Batch
Dear reader, last week we published a look through the rear view mirror on the five most popular articles here on The Bearing Wave since the blog was set up in 2009. Today it is time to take a close look at the following five articles, the sixth to tenth most popular of all time… Continue reading A Rear View Mirror – The Second Batch
A Rear View Mirror
Dear reader, this blog, the Bearing Wave, was set up in 2009 to allow us to write about the methodology and experiences of the management consulting firm Bearing Consulting. As you may know we have been involved in projects across the World since we got started in 2001. Over the years both employees and guest… Continue reading A Rear View Mirror
Opal Exchange Monaco – Networking at its best
“It’s not about what you know — it’s about who you know.” Monday and Tuesday this week, I attended Opal Exchange Monaco, an invitation only event held annually at Fairmont Hotel in Monte Carlo. I have attended the event before, but this year the arranger Opal had outdone themselves. The quality and level of people… Continue reading Opal Exchange Monaco – Networking at its best
Quality Assurance
In Bearing, we have a system with peer review of our work. Projects are developed through project processes with built in quality checks, and then all deliverables are checked by a senior consultant, and deliverables by a senior consultant are checked by a Director or Partner. When we do this, we say we do Quality… Continue reading Quality Assurance
China’s Growth Is Slowing
China released grim economic data this weekend suggesting that the economy will further weakness in the months ahead. The worst of the data concerns industrial production, which slowed to its lowest level since the crises year 2008. According to Westpac’s Singapore-based strategist Jonathan Cavenagh, over the weekend China released industrial production (IP), fixed asset investment… Continue reading China’s Growth Is Slowing
One of Carl Sagan’s most relevant messages for humanity
I am preparing for a speech about innovation which I will give at the Humans in Space conference in Kielce in Poland on Friday, and I came across the message below by Carl Sagan. I found it to be so touching that I decided to share it here. Carl Sagan on our challenges and future
The Importance of the Summer Holiday
With the “better” summer weather upon us here in Europe our thoughts at this time of the year turn to the holidays. Europeans are very lucky compared to many in the world as we tend to take 2-3 weeks holiday, usually over the summer period. Others cultures view this long period of low productivity and… Continue reading The Importance of the Summer Holiday
Weirdest Hotel Requests And Complaints
Even though good customer service is one of the main conditions for success in any business, it is particularly important in the hotel industry where guests are looking to staff to help them make their stay as relaxing and comfortable as possible. And staff in hotels all over the world really does go out of… Continue reading Weirdest Hotel Requests And Complaints