Dodge a lot of cars? Don’t worry – city roads are officially safer than quiet, country lanes November 12, 2015 NULL
Pension trustees increasingly interested in alternative assets, but the overwhelming majority are also failing to establish the views of pension members November 12, 2015 NULL
Trust issues: Why suspicion is beneficial for businesses November 11, 2015 It is often said that trust is the key to success in business. That customer loyalty leads to repeat sales, and that internal suspicions can stifle a team’s productivity, is widely accepted. But recent research in the journal Group Decision and Negotiation suggests that an atmosphere of distrust within working groups can actually boost [...]
Three things you need to know before going freelance: Save enough money to live for two months and don’t burn bridges November 11, 2015 The idea of going freelance is exciting, daunting, empowering and also very popular. The ONS reports that the number of UK freelancers is at an all-time high, with 4.6m people working as freelancers in 2014, many of them professionals. Setting out on your own offers a real sense of freedom, and greater control over your [...]
Easy does it: How to find value in the new normal November 10, 2015 October's relief rally in equity markets should have provided just that – relief. The trouble is that, with positions washed out, sentiment still fragile and macro data still mixed, few participated fully in the move and many simply didn’t believe in it. Many commentators – bullish and bearish alike – appear very happy to [...]
Governor Mark Carney: The out-of-touch boyfriend – CNBC Comment November 10, 2015 The only thing worse than an “unreliable boyfriend” is one who relentlessly aims to please but fails to understand what his partner really needs. Despite his best intentions, he disrupts the relationship through an improper assessment of the situation at hand. Meet the “out-of-touch boyfriend”. The latter label arguably became a more apt characterisation [...]
Three unusual ways to boost productivity: Restrictive social media policies can be counter-productive November 10, 2015 It's not rocket science that you can increase employee output by giving staff more flexibility and freedom. However, a new report commissioned by Red Letter Days for Business, entitled “What’s killing UK productivity?”, has produced some unusual findings. Surveying 2,000 employees, it revealed that those with the highest output are likely to be late for [...]