Well, here I am back from a week’s holiday, feet securely tucked under the desk and beavering away to dealing with email. Only around 150 of the critters, of which 3/4 are requiring my attention.

I have never yet worked out the old chestnut of where to start from? If I deal with latest first then I am on top of current affairs at once but the older stuff remains outstanding for longer, but if I deal with them in the order they arrived it takes longer to get back into the flow. My gut feeling tells me the former is the better course of action.

Perhaps I should not have made the brave decision to avoid logging on to the office email for a whole week, which would have obviated the problem. My optimal solution is to book  myself out for an extra day and use that day to catch up.

Any thoughts out there?

For some unknown reason every time the mashing machine disgorges its contents there is a socks mismatch.

This week I started to ponder what an auditor would do?  Firstly, is the problem a material one? Secondly, does it indicate something amiss? Thirdly, is it a going concern issue?

Point 1: There are 2 odd socks so are they 2 other socks mismatched or are 2 actually missing in action? Out of 10 pairs this is prbably material

Point 2: Is the cleaner secretly spiriting them away or is the washer or dryer gobbling them up?

Point 3: I may run out socks

Surely I am not alone in this conundrum , and I am desperately seeking guidance how to prevent recurrences …..

The sun has been out for a few days and all we hear about is rising ice cream sales and how hot it has been “since records began”. However, there lurks a darker side to all the excitement and good cheer that is weather brings.

I refer to the debilitating effects of sun on many people, myself included. Take a closer look at your staff productivity and start totting up the cost. We don’t hear about this in the news and people such as myself are viewed as miserable because we don’t like the sun. Now I appreciate how most people feel during the winter when the cold saps their get up and go. Me? I thrive in the winter and people think I am nuts, walking around in shirt sleeves, often short, when there’s an inch of snow underfoot.

Never mind the staff output, what about trying to nail down clients for important meetings? You know, the ones where they are depositing a cheque with you on the way out. If they aren’t out fishing or hiking it’s the gold course or the beer garden.

Do I believe in climate change? Absolutely, just let me know when it’s my turn to arrange the change.