Be honest, now: Getting your employees to speak their minds February 17, 2016 "Within organisations, people often have to make decisions about whether to speak up or remain silent – whether to share or withhold their ideas, opinions, and concerns,” say Frances Milliken and Elizabeth Wolfe Morrison in Shades of Silence. “In many cases, they choose the safe response of silence, withholding input that could be valuable to [...]
Uber of the Thames? French company invents Seabubble driverless boat that could be making its way to London shortly February 16, 2016 NULL
Brazil credit crunch fears grow: Debt is high, bankruptcies are rising, and a bank collapse could be next – while critics have dismissed special measures from Dilma Rousseff’s government February 16, 2016 Two million revellers descended on Rio for Carnival, the biggest party in the world. And now the city has six months to prepare for the next extravaganza, the 2016 Rio Olympics which kick off in August. Brazil could do with a bit of cheer. As looking at the economy, there’s scant reason to celebrate. A decade [...]
How to stay authentic in stressful situations: Amy Cuddy on how self-affirmation can stop us feeling like frauds February 16, 2016 What do interviews, pitches, auditions and first dates have in common? “Social judgement and high stakes,” says social psychologist and author Amy Cuddy. “When we face challenging situations, particularly in areas we care about or feel we struggle in, we tend to treat opportunities as threats, and our body goes into ‘fight or flight’ mode.” Such [...]
What happens when you talk markets on Facebook February 16, 2016 What do you do when everyone is active on Facebook except you? You get with the programme. How do you do that? You (naively) say yes to going live for your company on Facebook to “do a little Q&A session on the markets”. What happens then? First you freak out as you discover how “personal” [...]