What price now for monetary union?
Half of young people in Spain and Greece are out of work. Many of those in employment have taken jobs well below the level and pay grade they could normally expect to achieve with the qualifications...
View ArticleArmed robbery 'just another day at the office' for liquor-store employees
A Pennsylvania court has decided that armed robberies are such a normal part of working in a liquor store that shopkeepers cannot claim for the mental harm of being involved in a hold-up.
View ArticleA deep-fried Mars a day may help you work, rest and play
Guess what; the deep-fried Mars bar is no urban myth. It is available over the counter at more than a fifth of chip shops in Scotland.
View ArticleTelephone tapping can be as easy as 1234
Television presenter Jeremy Paxman got more than he bargained for when he went to lunch with the then-editor of the Daily Mirror, Piers Morgan, and some of the newspaper's executives.
View ArticleStay hungry, stay foolish; the secrets of successful leadership
Good leadership may be hard to define, but it is easy to recognize. Think no further than the late Steve Jobs, chief executive at Apple, or Sir Terry Leahy, former Tesco chief executive.
View ArticleSuccess goes to firms that dare to be different
Ask 20 business people to list a dozen companies that stand out from the crowd, and it is likely that they would broadly agree on around half of them.
View ArticleBusinesses can learn from the military about training success
When a company needs to teach the principles of lean manufacturing fast, what better way can there be than through agile learning design?
View ArticleWhat IC of the BRIC can learn from each other
India and China are often lumped together as part of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries whose rapidly developing economies will have an increasingly profound impact on world affairs....
View ArticleNew HR strategy helps GM change its poor culture
American car manufacturers, once the big beasts of world industry, have had a rough ride in recent years. The time came to choose between total closure or drastic change. They made the right choice but...
View ArticleSexy adverts - and not all in the best possible taste
Sex sells. If it didn't marketers wouldn't relentlessly be offering sexy images - sometimes innovative and downright inspired, sometimes crude and tacky - to sell their wares. Sometimes the...
View ArticleMobile phones make calls - and change our lives
Today's young people can hardly believe there was once a time when most homes in the neighbourhood didn't have a telephone. Because of the scarcity of cabling' even those who did have a phone might...
View ArticleFalse economy of cutting safety training
Companies of all shapes and sizes are looking for ways to save money. The danger is that the old saying "Penny wise pound foolish" might come back to bite them. Take safety training, for instance....
View ArticleSpeaking effectively is an essential tool - but have you tried listening?
The art of public speaking isn't a skill needed only by those people who have to stand at a rostrum and address a packed meeting. It's essential for anyone who has to get across an effective message to...
View ArticleTraining is the key to keeping the wheels turning
Automobile mechanics are supposed to repair cars and, to underline the point, a television advertising campaign in the US shows them chasing after vehicles to stop them and find something to fix....
View ArticleWhy politicians are sometimes economical with the truth
When a politician tells you something in confidence, always ask yourself: 'Why is this lying bastard lying to me?'
View ArticleNow the top-paid jobs are in developing nations
Fifty years ago it was common to label manufactured products from matches to magnifying glasses and from fountain pens to frying pans with their country of origin. Those were the days before...
View ArticleTaking the guesswork out of celebrity product endorsement
Jimmy Savile came close to corrupting the BBC's Children in Need brand. The TV presenter, who since his death in 2011 has been accused of sexually abusing hundreds of young girls over a 40-year period,...
View ArticleChief executive's pruning aims to keep Apple fresh
What is the future for computer hardware and software giant Apple, the world's most valuable company?
View ArticleHow to get the best from the people you employ
We can all recognize them; companies where employees lack the enthusiasm, drive and, sometimes, even the competence to carry out their jobs properly. After all, as consumers we are often in the front...
View ArticleToyota and Hyundai steer different paths to success
When it comes to effective management, there is no such thing as one size fits all. Take the examples of Toyota and Hyundai. Both are successful vehicle manufacturers. Both specialize in mass-market...
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