December 2009 – [SageMind]

December 10, 2009

Does COP15 have the truth as a basis to work from?

Yesterday evening in the company of a few people (who hold opinions I respect greatly), I asked a truly ho-hum topical question, “So, does the COP15 lot have the climate science thing settled – are they in posession of the truth, are they working with the unreasonable openness and candour that is the hallmark of…

December 7, 2009

Does a bonus culture deliver value? . . . Oh Yes!

Just something I remembered as it becomes clear that it may not be a good thing right now (December 2009) to demotivate the very people who are expected to drag us out of the recession. Giving a 1 percent raise boosts employee job performance by some 2 percent roughly, however offering that same money in…