I may have mentioned previously my aversion to corporate speak, I loathe it, I find that it’s the language of the only moderately capable, usually used to hide a singular lack of ability in the speaker, so, I thought I’d translate a few of the classic ones for your amusement...

New – It’s a different colour from its predecessor

All New – It’s a different colour and none of the spare parts from the old machine fit this one

Exclusive – Imported from a part of China you’ve never even heard of

Unmatched – its nearly as good as the competition but not quite

Foolproof- proof that it was designed by a fool

Field Tested – Manufacturer has no test facility so they are waiting for “Client Feedback”

Years of research and development – At Last we have one that works !

Futuristic – looks so wierd we couldn’t think of any other description

Maitainance Free – Chuck it in the bin when it stops working, it cant be repaired

Meets All Standards – well at least all of the people we asked

Cutting Edge – Even we don’t understand how it works

The wizards remain wizarding both north and south and hopefully will be announcing a huge expansion soon, stay tuned as they used to say....

“Coping with change”, doesn’t it just sound like the working title of an HR paper on how to make people redundant, but strangely it is apparently one of the most common causes of stress in the modern workplace, although that might be something to do with the whole HR thing. The reality is that all of us cope with change everyday, in our work lives and back at home, we get older, fatter, grumpier ( okay that’s just us wizards ) but hey, that’s just part of life’s rich tapestry.

This week One of the wizards went to meet a prospective client in the company of two businesses who already are clients, and the fact is, this is a fairly significant change in the way that things are done around here, rather than pitching all things wizardy to the client, instead, there was a collective approach where three or four specialists came together to make a proposal to assist the new client make his business more profitable and attract a wider customer base.

In the old days KPMG, Andersen’s or which ever other big practice would pitch and sub out the bits they didn’t want, this is generally why consultants had such a bad name back in the day, even the big boys specialise in something and generally pay lip service to the “non-core activities” The big change in today’s workplace is the move to a JV approach, with people and businesses coming together to offer a collective service. This is very much in keeping with the Wandwaver Way, we don’t claim to know all the answers here, but we hope we know people who do.

In short, no-one should fear change, excepting of course the odd MP or senior middle managers in the dinosaur industries at the heart of the City, for everyone else, change is good, change brings new opportunity and the chance to work with new people. Going through Change? What could be better ?