Flexible working: How to get it right March 26, 2015 Make the most of technology and remember that people still want their own space. When it comes to flexible working, all companies are different. Business and employee requirements will vary, and it’s important for leaders to develop ways of doing things that best fit their firm. A vast majority of employers recognise that offering [...]
Will an MBA boost your career in finance? March 25, 2015 The business degree is becoming increasingly relevant to financial services. For decades the MBA has been the staple degree for those aspiring to leadership roles in consultancy, technology, and business. But increasing numbers of people are taking an MBA to further their careers in finance. Around 30 per cent of graduates from Cambridge Judge [...]
Considered a mini MBA? Growing numbers of courses are offering a wealth of opportunity March 25, 2015 Despite being around for several decades, advanced leadership programmes have proliferated widely in the last few years. These “mini MBAs” go beyond teaching the business basics. They are designed to furnish students with the self-awareness and discipline to improve decision-making within their company, helping them to cope with the challenges and opportunities of working in [...]
Workplace stress? Keep your days calm with these easy techniques March 25, 2015 You don’t need to retreat to the Himalayas to regain your cool. In the past, stress at work was swept under the carpet. Increasingly, however, more businesses and employees are taking active steps to make their offices calmer places to work. Why? Not only are calmer offices happier and more creative, but a better work [...]
Entrepreneurs aren’t afraid of a setback: Optimism is in their nature March 25, 2015 STARTING a business is not for the faint-hearted. You need to be an optimist. While many of us see the metaphorical glass as either half full or half empty, for entrepreneurs it’s overflowing. This exuberance is rational. Before you can convince others that your idea will change the world, you must first convince yourself. [...]
Three new ways to up productivity: How to be more efficient in the office March 24, 2015 Economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that, by the early twenty-first century, innovations in technology would have whittled our working weeks down to a mere 15 hours. While this might seem like an (albeit attractive) impossibility, just a couple of small changes can increase your productivity and bring you closer to this vision. Contrary to [...]
The FTSE 100: How long will the rally go on? March 23, 2015 Don’t confuse price with value in the equity markets. While many of its European counterparts closed down yesterday, the FTSE 100 rose for the sixth consecutive day, with the UK’s blue-chip index closing up 0.22 per cent and reaching 7,037.67. Shirking fears over Greece, which sent France’s Cac 40 falling 0.65 per cent and the [...]
Beware a taper tantrum after ECB QE – CNBC Comment March 23, 2015 Saying goodbye is one of the hardest things in life, especially when it is to a good friend who has brought you joy, peace of mind and, yes, profits. For investors over recent years, that friend has been easy monetary policy. St Louis Fed president James Bullard told CNBC yesterday that there was the potential [...]
Jumping in the trading deep end may be a good idea – DailyFX Tips & Picks March 23, 2015 WHEN I first started trading in 2006, I knew very little about the markets. I did know, however, that I should buy the US dollar on good news and sell it on bad news. Starting out with €2,000 in my account as a university student, I had a wonderful start and generated a return of [...]
How to survive your IT system in 2015 March 23, 2015 There are easy ways to streamline systems, cut costs and improve productivity in your office. If you polled a thousand office workers in London, you’d invariably find similar IT frustrations: slow broadband and restrictive policies tend to be our biggest bugbears. And if you asked company boards, you’d be unsurprised to learn that incrementally rising [...]