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Is a ‘labour of love’ worth it?

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Management, Media, Publications, Strategy

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For the final Strictly Boardroom article of 2017 we pondered whether taking on tasks classified as 'labours of love' (which describes much of our work) is worth it? We drew some inspiration from  psychologist Daniel Kahneman, management theorist Elliot Jaques, philosopher Thomas Kuhn, and economists Tim Harford and John Kay. Our thoughts and conclusions are still available to MiningNews.net subscribers…
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BBC weighs in on how much gold has ever been produced: More or Less podcast

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Commodities, Recommended

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Spurred on my Warren Buffett's comments that all the world's mined gold could fit in a 20m cube, the BBC has investigated the issue on its flagship statistics programme: More or Less. Although they essentially conclude that all the numbers are indeterminable, its an interesting and fun listen, that gets my recommendation. Never one to waste some journalistic talent the…
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