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Richard Friend
Richard Friend
Dec 9, 2015 · 2 min read

Characteristics of Champion Companies

Recently I read Hidden Champions of the 21st Century by Herman Simon, a study of unknown companies who dominate the markets they operate in. A number of trends shone through, here is my summary of them:

Leadership & Goals

Richard Friend
Richard Friend
Nov 14, 2015 · 2 min read

There are only nine kinds of words. Nine.

The English language is complex, grammar more so. Yet the building blocks of grammar can be broken down into just nine kinds of words. These are:

Noun

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Richard Friend
Richard Friend
Oct 15, 2015 · 1 min read

Practice makes Permanent not Perfect

I used to play golf. It was not like Tiger(pre2010), Rory or Justin but I was okay. I got down to a handicap of just under 10 but however much time I spent on the course practicing I had hit a brick wall. I never really understood why, until recently.