Why your wellbeing strategy matters July 1, 2015 "Workplace wellbeing” has always been regarded as a fluffy term, often engendering fluffy acts. But it is increasingly rising up the corporate agenda, as companies begin to realise the value the right strategy can make to employee engagement and the bottom line. Employees who feel cared for by their employer are 27 per cent more [...]
The weapons for dealing with a narcissistic boss June 30, 2015 Always avoid blindly following the whims of a big personality Much advice on leadership focuses on the benefits of strong leadership. But actually having a good leader is another matter: many employees regularly come face-to-face with leaders whose egos take centre stage, so-called narcissistic leaders. In 2004, psychoanalyst Michael Maccoby wrote an essay for [...]
US interest rate rises: Investors fear blue chip equity sell-off June 29, 2015 Blue chip equities may be set for a sell-off if the US Federal Reserve raises interest rates this autumn, investment managers are predicting. Base rates in the US have been held at a historic low of 0.25 per cent since December 2008. One consequence of this long period of near-zero rates is that some parts [...]
Greece adds to toxic mix of global risks – CNBC Comment June 29, 2015 Grexit, Grexident and now Greferendum – the debt crisis in Greece has thrown up plenty of new portmanteaux, as linguistics professors would call these often tortuous combinations of words. And owing to the Greferendum becoming a reality this weekend, it now looks increasingly likely that the others may also move from concept to execution. Greek [...]
Don’t let abrupt Grexit moves shake you out the market – DailyFX Tips & Picks June 29, 2015 WITH the heightened risk of a Grexit, traders are looking for ideas to take advantage. One popular idea is to trade the Dax. But as we saw yesterday morning, the Dax fell 5 per cent from its Friday close. Abrupt moves like this could be the end for any leveraged trader. This highlights the need [...]
Deadlines are good for productivity June 29, 2015 Don’t fall into the common trap of wrongly estimating the time a project will take WORK expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” First highlighted by Cyril Northcote Parkinson in The Economist in 1955, this has become a common complaint among the very busy. Sixty years on, many of us still [...]
Six behaviours for women to get ahead: If you aspire to leadership, you need to show ability June 28, 2015 Gender diversity. Every organisation is grappling with the issue. There’s a regular drumbeat of reports about how women are performing in the workplace and how businesses are supporting – or not – gender diversity. At the heart of the issue is culture. If an organisation is truly committed to increasing the ratio of female [...]
As the first homes go on sale in Canary Wharf: Is this the death of the commute? June 25, 2015 Since its inception in the 1980s, Canary Wharf has come to epitomise modern business. But until this week, no one could live there. The Canary Wharf Group, the development company responsible for the entire estate, has unveiled its first show home this week – and City A.M. has exclusive pictures of what’s inside. So whether [...]
Cezary Bednarski’s Notting Hill home: Don’t buy your dream house, build it June 25, 2015 In the 1970s, Cezary Bednarski’s home was a derelict playground for undesirables filled with needles, rubbish and used condoms. The 109sqm plot of land was the site of a demolished Victorian house and an eyesore in the quickly-gentrifying neighbourhood of Notting Hill. The council finally decided to sell it off at auction, where it caught [...]
Return of London’s mansions: The former homes of aristocrats are being converted June 25, 2015 It isn’t often that a prestigious street in London falls out of favour. You won’t see a regeneration of Eaton Square or the King’s Road any time soon. But Connaught Place, a handsome street lined with Georgian mansion blocks overlooking Hyde Park, was the Belgravia of pre-war London and it’s experiencing a resurgence in popularity. [...]