Tag: human resources

  • Outsourcing Offshore

    Finding worthy topics to discuss was the highest priority when I started the Churchill Club 5 years ago, so I sought advice from a number of quite senior people on what they thought were issues that mattered to the technology start-up community. And like most advice in the world, it turned out to be horribly…

  • Cherish Smart but Lazy People

    So last time I posted, I discussed dealing with lawyers – lessons learned from my long lunches with a Barrister/Army friend. Another interesting discussion we had was around the need for stupid or lazy people. Ian’s point of view was that in any organisation, you have people who are smart and people who are stupid.…