Managing your boss may sound like an oxymoron, but it’s an unspoken, imperative part of day-to-day work that will help you achieve your personal career ambitions, and excel in your current role.
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Bedroom based entrepreneurs hits record levels
More people are setting up in businesses in their spare time and from their bedroom than ever before reveals a new study.
Seven Ways To Reduce Your Capital Gains Tax Bill
Making a capital gain is usually good news – but it can also come with a hefty tax bill. So, whether you are selling all, or part, of your business, or some other assets (for example property or shares) it’s important to plan for a capital gain in order to minimise the tax burden.
Five Do’s & Don’ts of improving the productivity of your meetings
Hilary Briggs gives us her top tips for getting the most out of your meetings.
Non-Exec Directors push SMEs to raise standards
In the latest report on non-executive directors companies praised the independence and cost effectiveness of NEDs.
The Evolution of Management
Management thinking and practice have evolved over the last century as a result of increased understanding of human and organisational behaviour, the economic climate and historical context and the changes in generations over time.
What does your happy list look like? How to beat stress at work
Recent research commissioned by the mental health charity Mind found work to be the biggest cause of stress, with nearly thirty five per cent of the 2000 people they talked to claiming it to be an issue.
Five Ways To Get Your Team Working More Effectively
Teams are the building blocks of organisations. Teams are groups of people who work together to achieve things, but not all groups are teams. Teams are characterised by team members having to work together to get things done.
Top ten tips to making your start-up business eco-friendly
The number of small businesses throughout the UK trying to ‘go green’ has almost doubled in the last two years, according to recent research, with many of them planning become more and more environmentally friendly in years to come.
Despite 50 hour weeks, over half of UK workers describe themselves as ‘Thriving’
British office workers are working harder than ever – at least 50 hours a week, according to new in-depth research of working habits worldwide.
Yahoo pays $1BN for Tumblr to make it relevant for a new young generation
Yahoo has agreed a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for $1.1bn in cash and chief executive Marissa Mayer said that as part of its promise “not to screw it up”
Re-launched poker giant on the hunt for new CEO
Full Tilt Poker was re-launched by its new owners, PokerStars, at the end of October last year having been purchased a few months earlier. After a whirl of hype around the return of the popular online poker site, it began taking paying customers later the following month.
Can’t Get No Satisfaction: 1 in 4 Workers are unhappy with their current job
A quarter of UK workers say that they are not satisfied in their current job as a new survey reveals widespread job dissatisfaction in the UK.
Checking email at night, on weekends & holidays is the new norm for the UK’s workforce
Email has transformed the way we do business globally, but has also had a fundamental impact on work/life balance for many employees and a new report reveals that employees also regularly read work email during weddings, children’s school events and other family occasions.
Red tape presents bigger risk than cash flow woes for small business
Almost half of Britain’s small business owners remain optimistic about the country’s economic fortunes, but three in four say their future success risks being derailed by red tape, according to new research.
