Monthly Archives: December 2009

Chinese elves make manufacturing cheaper…

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father-christmas In a press statement released today at 21.oo GMT Father Christmas  announced that, from today onwards, all toys will be manufactured by Chinese elves due to the increasing costs of employing elves at the North Pole. This has been exacerbated due to the effects of global warming and the shrinking ice cap making Real estate in the Northern Latitudes increasingly expensive.

Santa denied that product quality would be effected stating that toys will continue to be designed by Northern elves. Only the manufacturing operation itself is being subcontracted to China.

No member of the Chinese Goverment was available for comment and Santa catagorically stated “…this has absolutely nothing to do with the recent Copenhagen event & ,despite rumours to the contrary, I was not a participant”

Sad for Saab…….

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saab93 Recent news that GM has failed to find a buyer for Saab leading to the imminent demise of this once great automotive manufacturer will sadden those of us who once owned one of these iconic vehicles.

The Swedish manufacturer has a tremendous tradition of innovation. They were the leaders in Turbo development which was incorporated into a range of models in the 1960’s.

The Duck-Billed shape of the 9-3 and earlier 900 series made their looks distinctive and original.  The Saab cockpit reflected the brand’s Aero heritage with its wrap around style and distinctive dash. Saab cars had headlight wipers long before anyone else and everyone who has driven a 9-3 or a 900 came to love the ignition being next to the handbrake (rather than next to the steering wheel) meaning the car had to be left in reverse gear before the keys could be removed – proving an excellent mechanical theft deterrent.

Let’s hope someone comes in at the last moment to rescue this iconic and innovative automotive brand.

The Blame Game……

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sugar It is common in Organizations to look for someone to blame when things go wrong. Some cultures are more prone to this behaviour than others but the temptaion to blame a member of the team when things go awry should be strongly resisted by the Project Manager.

Any individual criticism should be done on a face to face basis in private. The public apportioning of blame will greatly weaken Team morale and spirit and will often reflect back on the Project Manager.

Even if individual team members criticise the Project Manager this should be dealt with on a one to one basis avoiding public retaliation.

Successful Project Managers generate respect by treating Team Members as they would be treated themselves.

chris@projectsguru.co.uk