People are unlikely to know that they need a product which does not exist and the basis of market research in new and innovative products is limited in this regard.

People are unlikely to know that they need a product which does not exist and the basis of market research in new and innovative products is limited in this regard.

It is surprising, in the welter of questions that one gets at (AGMs), how few actually relate to the performance of the company, or the decisions taken by the board in particular areas.

Go for civil engineering, because civil engineering is the branch of engineering which teaches you the most about managing people. Managing people is a skill which is very, very useful and applies almost regardless of what you do.

There is practically no area of business where the difference between rhetoric and actuality is greater than in the handling of people.

In order to solve problems, information has to be shared; and not only information, but doubts, fears and questions.

Planning is an unnatural process; it is much more fun to do something. The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise, rather than being preceded by a period of worry and depression.