Firebrand
I’ve long preached that every thing we do builds or erodes our brand.
Well, our local windscreen washer just annihilated his.
All compassion has been cauterised from my heart.
Never again will I feel charitable to his vocation.
The Iceman Cometh
Not-So-Good Friday. The wife and I idle at lights.
Ahead of us, wild eyes, slit mouth and scarecrow arms tell [...]
What Clients Do You Want?
When I first went solo, my answer to this question was ANYONE!
As I got established, I gained the power to choose.
I’ve since sacked a few clients for wilful misconduct and worrying affiliations.
But it took me 12 years to sit down and describe my preferred client.
I should’ve done it at the start.
Opportunity Knocks
This wasn’t one of [...]
Conditions Apply*
The devil’s in the detail.
I hate ‘offers’ whose conditions render them impractical, untrue or even pernicious.
For months I’ve collected samples for a post on this debilitating aspect of human nature.
Then my wife handed me One Offer to Rule Them All.
All That Glitters
The Gold Coin to Join* offer (see above) seems the soul of simplicity. You:
Pay [...]
Blood Money
Money talks. It sugarcoats unpleasantness and corrodes resolve. But it doesn’t ease guilt.
Action
I’m sacking a client.
Well, letting them die on the vine, really. I’m too gutless to tell them.
They’re bright, polite, appreciative and humble.
Their work is fascinating, they pay in seconds and they write beautiful Christmas cards.
So why must they go?
Uranium.
They don’t deal with it, [...]
