Guess the Word and Contact Us for prizes! Series 7 starts soon. 1st letter of each post Title (in a Series) spells a business word (spelt correctly, backwards, jumbled up or as an anagram). Previous answers: Series 6 spelt D-F-A-R-U (FRAUD) Series 5 spelt A-D-A-T (DATA) Series 4 spelt F-I-T-P-R-O (PROFIT) Series 3 spelt A-L-D-I-G-T-I …
Category: Series 6 – Fraud
Universal basic income (UBI) Free money to every citizen is simpler than complex welfare benefits + tax credits. But the cost would be enormous and why bother working? Guessed the Word? Series 6 (4/5) [photo: peter-facebook]
Retention £1 billion! deducted by UK top 12 main contractors, from payments due to their supply chain, as security for performance. Not held in ring-fenced account, so small firms lose when retention-taker goes bust. And tied-up sums don’t help construction sector productivity & improvement Guessed the Word? Series 6 (2/5) [photo: Meditations]…
Algorithm Divide and conquer – the machine-learning system to bring order to an avalanche of data. Iconic 1963 ‘bubble sort’ divides data into pairs repeatedly; the largest unsorted object rises to the top Guessed the Word? Series 6 (3/5) [photo: zjazjazoie]
Feedback “If I had asked my customers what they wanted, they would’ve said, “a faster horse”. ~ Henry Ford 1863-1947, Ford Motor Co. Do customers always know best? Guessed the Word? Series 6 (1/5) [photo: f4me0]
Dunkirk spirit Courage in adversity. Being strong when in difficulty. Refusing to accept defeat. People in a bad situation helping each other. Lessons for business from May 1940 Guess the Word? Series 6 (5/5) [photo: Pavlofox]