Empower the Team

Today’s news on guardian.co.uk:

Bank shares finished dramatically lower, with RBS – almost 70% owned by the taxpayer after yesterday’s announcement – down by 65%

and Lloyds HBOS suffering a 33% loss. Barclays, which lost a quarter of its value on Friday, fell a further 10%.

One century-old lessons still unlearned:

A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain. (Mark Twain)

The Broken Bridge and The Dream – Salvador Dali

Precise measurements reloaded: God is to yardstick as Faith is to …

religion?

“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” – Robert Kennedy

“Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars…

and they pass by themselves without wondering.” – Saint Augustine

“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

What are you talking about ?

You can have me but cannot hold me;
Gain me and quickly lose me.
If treated with care I can be great,
And if betrayed I will break.
What am I?

Could it be … Agile ?? No, but was close enough. It turned out to be Trust.

The issue with watching TV is that it’s so hard to timebox. If you never had any difficulty in timeboxing TV time, congratulations, skip this entry now.

For the rest, great advice comes from one of my favourite comics:

Why do we watch TV in the first place?

It’s great though, because it helps us make informed decisions…

You don’t have to worry about any side effects, watching TV is 100% healthy and does miracles to your social life:

…and it’s so much fun to rewatch something you have already seen…

But wait! What’s that smell?

Could it be more fun doing something else?

Just for one day, if you have enough courage, try do the unthinkable… turn-it-off … I wonder what could happen?

Good luck! Let us know how you’re doing.