The ostrich syndrome: the real crisis in politics May 20th, 2019 Under any definition, there is a real crisis in politics. We may laugh at the Ukraine electing a comedian as president. And in Italy, we...
Facebook: a crisis of confidence May 13th, 2019 Much like volcano eruptions are preceded by earthquakes, there are usually early warning tremors with crises. So: let’s start with a litt...
Lightning strikes twice: The China Syndrome April 29th, 2019 They say that madness is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. It’s often attributed to Einstein. So...
When a crisis ends a crisis April 23rd, 2019 Planes will crash, oil rigs will explode, food will get contaminated…and old wooden cathedrals will burn down. That’s their nature. We ca...
Why a crisis is fun April 15th, 2019 You don’t believe the headline? Well it’s true. A crisis gives you one of the best highs you can get from nature’s own superdrug – adrena...
Crisis types: the shot to the foot April 9th, 2019 There’s no word for it in English but that does stop people using the German word: schadenfreude – taking pleasure in the discomfor...
The spiral of death March 26th, 2019 The problem with a crisis is that as soon as one happens, there will be after-shocks, just as you get with an earthquake. Once an organis...
A crisis of confidence March 11th, 2019 Oil rigs will explode, food will be recalled and, unfortunately, air planes will crash. But, last week’s tragedy of an Air Ethiopian Airl...
