The Random Blogger

These words were favourites of my house master, back in the days when I was at boarding school, whenever he spotted some unlucky pupil who wouldn’t eat part of his school meal.

Given the generally low standard of food – they could even mess up the simplest of meals – then these words were heard quite often, and they were, I have to confess, directed at me on more than one occasion too.

I always did resent this phrase, as it had struck me from an early age that there were some foods that I simply did not like for reasons I couldn’t explain.

I’ve often wondered, since then, why (more…)

Let me start by saying that I had the pleasure and privilege of working directly with Chris at the last company I worked for.

The work that Chris undertook with my colleagues and me was ground-breaking, and even though it turned our world upside down, for all of the right reasons, it was an enjoyable and illuminating journey.

This book, which is an inspired piece of writing, bears absolutely no resemblance to any other book on strategy, IT or otherwise, that I have read. Most of these books are long, dry and, I have to say, almost unintelligible. FruITion, on the other hand, is an easy read - maybe even too easy, as the narrative style reads more like a good novel than a serious business book. And, of course, this was the intention, and it succeeds beautifully.

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