Towards mid-December, office work starts to drag, people are looking forward to the Christmas party, worrying about last minute gift shopping and preparing for the big day. Generally, productivity and employee well being are highly volatile.
In light of the recent events concerning Patisserie Valerie, what steps should a board of Directors take to ensure that the financial corporate governance of the business is robust?
When a mix of people from different backgrounds, with varying personalities, attitudes, values and beliefs come together in a workplace context, working together isn’t always easy. After all, we choose our friends but not our colleagues.
Christmas is here; there’s no getting away from it. The Coca Cola truck has graced our TV screens, Greggs have released their festive bake, Mariah Carey will be bellowing out those well-known lyrics and Michael Bublé will be lining up his re-appearance.
Steve Ballmer came out on top by virtue of the 30,945 patents that Microsoft filed during his reign. Rank by patents per year, however, and IBM's Ginni Rometty (3,437 patents per year) leads the way.
Analysts at interactive investor, the UK’s second-largest digital investment platform, have put together a list of significant December stock market anniversaries plus notable events in the investment calendar for December 2018.
Mark Carney’s warning this morning that large parts of the economy are not ready for the Brexit deadline, regardless of the result, has sent shock-waves through the business community.
Activist investors have been in the news recently, with Edward Bramson’s activist investment fund making it clear that as one of Barclays’ biggest shareholders, it wants to have a say in future strategy and in appointing a new chairman.
The power of networking and the benefits of learning from your peers is no great secret. Since the dawn of time in business, we know as leaders ourselves, that building strong relationships with people is an extremely valuable use of time and in many cases is attributable to the growth and success of many organisations […]
We have heard these things many times: “it is all about the network” and “who you know matters more than what you know.” In today’s professional world, networking is the most important skill. People who can develop, scale, maintain and leverage a meaningful network are in short supply. Whether you are in sales, consulting, or […]
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