Here are our final observations for Fast Company. If you want to read more go to www.businesswithearthlings.com
Observation 19 Those who have English as their mother tongue have an enormous, undeserved, commercial ...READ»
Humans generally wish to be well-thought-of by their peers, but what is regarded as admirable or highly-principled behaviour varies from place to place and sometimes from one generation to another. There are, in other words, trends in ...READ»
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The relationship between the top management of large corporations and local and national politicians is often ...READ»
It is clear to us Observers that young Earthlings think a great deal about sex and its associated preliminaries (i.e. locating a potential mate, planning how to win his/her interest.) Later they spend a lot of time thinking about ...READ»
There are strong taboos about touching in the workplace, and occasions when physical contact is regarded as appropriate are few and far between. The only sort of physical contact we can observe regularly is a handshake, which is a ...READ»
Observation 14
Earthlings make careless mistakes very often – this is part of human nature (HN). One reason is that they are naturally lazy, and another is that they lose concentration if they feel pressed for time. Both ...READ»
"Economies of scale” is one of the reasons Earthling companies give for expanding. By becoming bigger, their reasoning goes, they will be able to negotiate lower prices from suppliers, and pass the savings on to their ...READ»
During the course of our observations we have monitored a variety of company literature, past and present, and have been struck by the number of statements in recent documents which stress the value of trust between customer and ...READ»
Observation 10
It is difficult to draw the line between work and leisure on Earth. Some humans find the time at work to socialise with colleagues, phone friends or play cards for profit. This naturally interferes negatively ...READ»
Observation 8
It is regarded by Earthlings as rather undignified to admit how seriously they take the issue of status. Nevertheless, all human males know that the individual’s position in the hierarchy is reflected in the ...READ»
Observation
It seems strange to many of us from Offyd that so many humans actually want to take on managerial positions. On the home planet of course individuals make regular payments to avoid being given duties where they ...READ»
The way Earthlings do business: some observations by under-cover team
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Observation 1
The reasons why some people make it to the top of an organisation are hard to identify. Powerful ...READ»
Department of Inter-Galactic Trade on Ofydd (DIGTO)
Pre-Trade Observation Initiative (Pretoi): Destination, Earth
Since our last visit thirteen hundred years ago, a remote inspection of life on Earth has revealed ...READ»
