Did you know that the world-famous Post-it note was the result of someone having a day-dream? One Sunday morning in 1974 a man called Arthur Fry, an engineer working for the company 3M, sat in the front pews of a Presbyterian church in the USA. A regular member of the church choir, he was in […]
Post-it notes are useful, and most of us like to keep a few handy. But 14,000 of them stuck all over the house? That was the scene that greeted newlyweds Jamie and Emily Pharro when they returned to their Lincolnshire home from honeymoon in Italy. Friend and practical joker Paul Stanley had spent eight hours […]
It’s 45 years since American scientist Dr Spencer Silver invented a unique, repositional glue, and ever since the now world-famous Post-it note has been going from strength to strength. There are now entire websites devoted to this essential office stationery item, which has been used to send everything from romantic messages and wedding proposals to […]
Stationery heaven: an almost defunct office object gets resurrected via an office supplies archetype. These SUCK UK sticky notes extol the venerable 3.5” floppy disk. Their time was distinctly technological, but also pre-millennial, pre-New Labour and a bit clunky. Now it’s all about cloud data storage, super-injunctions and frightening change. We still sell floppy disks, […]
Don Ken draws monster illustrations on Post-it Notes in his spare time. “It is a little window into a different world, made on office supplies.”
Stationery legends, Post-it Notes, have reached the 30-year landmark. Since their inception in 1980, they have become so ubiquitous in both offices and households as to become widespread symbols of organisation and reminding. The sticky yellow notes have spawned many imitators, but none of them have shaken off the now genericised “Post-it” moniker. The emergence […]
How to plan the office Christmas party Whether you count down the days, or desperately scrabble around for an excuse not to go, the office Christmas party is an event on almost every company’s calendar. So, how do you plan a party that everyone will enjoy? It’s a tricky balance to get Bob from Accounts […]
Top tips to improve your time management skills Despite what people say, time is not a commodity. It cannot be traded, expanded or reduced. It is fixed. Our perception of time, however, is another concept. How often do you think at 4pm “Where has the day gone?” and go into panic mode to try to […]
Planning in business is essential Everything from the monthly sales drive to a new product launch or project needs planning. It promotes joined-up thinking and good decision-making throughout the whole organisation. “A goal without a plan is just a wish”, observed the famous writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, summing up a key business principle. Each business […]
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