There Is Something In The Air..

There is something in the air, no, not the pollution being blown over from the continent. It’s almost like the lull before the storm.

We are quietly getting on with things while the world continues to turn. Strange days are here again. What is the ”Mad House Elf“ brewing up now?  We can’t do anything about it anyway, not unless he invades a country that wasn’t in the Soviet Block, even then who has the nerve to stand up to him?

Changing tack completely, I went to a dinner last night at Swansea University, it was the first meeting of the LEAD Wales alumni, which both Dave Dean and I had completed a couple of years ago. The main speaker was Paul Thorburn. He didn’t look much older than when he kicked, the still world record distance, penalty to win the championship. 

He compared his business learning curve to that of the Welsh Rugby Union at the end of their golden years.  They took too long to replace their old favourites, the game turned professional, Australia poached one of Wales’ best coaches and gave him a completely free hand to make changes.

OK, to those non rugby fans this could get dull, but his message was clear to us in business, look ahead, don’t take your customers for granted and expect change. Pretty simple really but refreshing to be reminded of these positive thoughts and comparisons from another walk of life.

I thought it was similar to the way I drive, look a long way ahead, expect the prat in front to behave erratically, keep an eye on the mirror for the fuzz and enjoy the music (Led Zeppelin/Cream for me).

Keep your head down, something is going to break!  Bad Moon Rising...