Monthly Archives: May 2012

Wilful blindness is back on the agenda: Thanks Rupert

There is at least one thing we can thank Rupert Murdoch for.  That’s for getting “wilful blindness” restored to the everyday management and media vocabulary. In its devastating assessment of Mr Murdoch and his business, the British Parliamentary inquiry into … Continue reading

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Is the weight-loss industry really the next tobacco?

Issue activists often try to demonize particular business sectors, and recent events suggest the weight-loss industry may be the next target. This was certainly the apparent strategy of a small group who attempted to whip up public controversy over the … Continue reading

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