The first spanner hit the wall with a discordant clang. The second – moments later – struck a truer note and bounced back, hitting Simon on the hand. Expletives followed but were lost in the metallic morass of the engine bay. Simon lifted his shaking head from under the bonnet, slammed it down and ran [...]

Speaking of Balance, this month’s article for Business Simplification just happens to be on that topic… It all started well for Russell. Like a growing number of busy 21st century managers, he wanted more balance. He counted himself lucky when he and his wife worked out they could afford him to cut back to four [...]