Mark Law, Lead Tutor
Expert consulting practitioner with extensive experience in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Certified Management Consultant & Registered Mentor for the CMC. Career Mentor to London Business School MBA students and Alumni.
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Professional Certifications
PIs => Perverse Incentives (an old management accounting joke)
KPIs => Key Perverse Incentives (newer management accounting joke)
CHAOS => Chief Has Arrived on Scene (Royal Navy)
WIIFM => What’s In It For Me? (useful for winning stakeholder support)
BOHICA => Bend Over Here It Comes Again (those who resist change)
SUMO => Shape Up or Move On! (for those who resist change)
FIFO => Fit In or xxxx Off! (for those who continue to resist change)
JFDI => Just ‘Fxxxing’ Do It (for those uncertain about what to do next)
WAG => Wild Arsed Guess (Royal Air Force)
SWAG => Scientific Wild Arsed Guess (Royal Air Force)
TINA => There Is No Alternative
NIMBYs => Not in My Back Yard
BANANAs => Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything (Local Government)
WOMBAT => Waste of Money, Brains and Time
SOBO => Statement of the Bleeding Obvious
RTFM => Read the ‘Flipping’ Manual (useful for co-workers)
RTFQ => Read the ‘Flipping’ Question (useful for those taking exams)
THE 7 Ps => Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance
GIGO => Garbage In Garbage Out
FUD => Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
Institute of Directors
We run face-to-face courses at the Institute of Directors, London, UK and in-house or online.