About Management

In May last year I made a post about "Multitasking" (read it here). I stated that, in my opinion, multitasking is not possible. Some did not agree with me.

Management is complex. If you don't want to multitask, you have to be well organised. And to be so, you need an organogramm. In my long carrier, I have seen many organograms. And none seemed to really work. They were, most of the time, too complicated. Recently, I have come across one that to me is THE perfect one. Nothing more to say.

50 Years

The United Nations World Food Programme WFP is living an important moment. Soon, it will start the celebrations of its 50 years of existence. During one year, this event will go on. And during this one year I will, from time to time, make a special post on WFP.

It is now since 8 years that I am involved with WFP. 8 fantastic years. With the knowledge that me, a simple link of this fabulous "chain" which WFP is, I have helped in a very little way to alleviate the suffering of people. And that fills me with pride. And also with humility.

Change

The picture above says: "Ahead". But change is already behind. As you see, the layout of my blog is a bit different. Not really the layout as such, but the color.

A few weeks ago, I decided that my "dark green" was a bit to dark. And then I tried the new dynamic look of Blogger. Which was actually not bad, except that all the sidebar info was missing. It had other shortcomings and I did come back to the classic layouts.

I hope you like the new color. I think it is pleasant on the eyes. And what I like most are the birds on top of the page. They fly, they are free. Just like me who, though being a law abiding human, always saw to it to remain as free as possible.

Swiss politics

I have explained to you before how certain things work in Swiss politics, like that the president is in "power" for one year or that the ministers get elected by the Parliament.

Well, the Parliament (both chambers) is having a legislative period of 4 years and then the members have to stand up for election again. Last month we had this election.

You also know that I have been complaining about the strongest party in Switzerland, the "Swiss People's Party SVP".

It is a right wing party, very far right and to me almost extreme right. They are narrowsighted. And there is a cleavage within this party. The Zurich branch are extremely hardliners, whilst the Berne branch are more concilliant.

Now, during this election, the SVP lost seats. They are though still the strongest party. The lost seats went mainly to

"The Citizen's Democratic Party BDP". This party was created in 2008 by members of the SVP who got sick and tired from the Zurich branch dictature. And they were able to bring in our actual Finance Minister. Who, most probably, will loose her seat in December when the new Parliament elects the ministers. Because the BDP is not one of the big parties (3 of them) who can claim two minister seats.

So, from January next year, the new legislative period of 4 years will start with a new parliament and a new government. Where SVP will be a member.

I do not have much sympathies for the SVP and I said that many times. They do, even though they are the strongest, not represent what Switzerland really is. A country that opens to the world inspite of SVP's effort to keep us locked in the Alps.

I don't like their leaders either. Except one.

Oskar Freysinger from the Valais branch of the party. He has only one problem: He is in the wrong party :-)

But he is honest and he stands to his word. He does not turn around according to which way the wind blows. In forum discussions he remains straight forward (though defending the wrong position of SVP), making his point, listens to his contrahents and accepts their arguments.

He is a decent man, the SVP does not have many of them.