Rising social awareness is driving a business start-up revolution February 3, 2017 | City Talk It’s a growing global movement reflecting a shift towards a more inclusive business model: social entrepreneurship promotes new approaches to solve old social problems, creating shared financial and social value. The UK is viewed around the world as a leader in social enterprise and creating social value through entrepreneurship. According to the UK Government, there [...]
Four ways to dramatically improve your public speaking February 3, 2017 An often overlooked, but important, aspect of successful public speaking and face-to-face engagement is body language. How people perceive you determines how they react to your address, and ultimately influences their lasting impression of you. Nervousness and a perceived lack of confidence in your subject matter are easy to spot and can instantly undermine authority. [...]
Applications to UK universities from EU students are down 7% since the Brexit vote February 2, 2017 Students from the European Union appear to have been put off from studying in the UK following last year's Brexit vote. The number of applications to UK universities from students in the European Union has shrunk by 7% in the wake of the Brexit vote, according to figures from UCAS.EU applications are down to 42,070 [...]
City Moves for 2 February 2017 – who’s switching jobs? February 2, 2017 Today's City Moves are infrastructure-heavy, covering legal eagles, property and utilities. Take a look at these movers and shakers: Clyde & Co David Hansom has been appointed as a partner in global law firm Clyde & Co’s infrastructure group, where he will lead the firm’s public procurement offering. David is a leading procurement lawyer with [...]
Let’s not make feminist idols of women who refuse to wear high heels at work February 2, 2017 A report by two parliamentary committees has called for a review of equality legislation, after a receptionist engaged by outsourcing firm Portico was sent home without pay when she refused to wear high heels while temping at PwC. From what I could tell, the temp’s case consisted of three claims. The first was that wearing [...]
The case against VC-backed employers February 2, 2017 Silicon Valley has carved an entirely new definition of the word “aspirational”. Notwithstanding that the companies it built are drip-feeding curated images of perfection into our lives, it has also created a paradoxical working culture: a curtain of free artisan lunches and unlimited holiday often drawn across a dark room of tiring and intense R&D. As [...]
Bosses should speak out on political events February 1, 2017 Business and their top executives are understandably nervous about jumping into political storms. Speaking out during times of unrest holds many risks. People disagreeing with your view are quick to encourage boycotts on social media, while an army of risk-averse corporate PR men and women will warn their bosses of potential harm to a company’s [...]
City Moves for 1 February 2017 – who’s switching jobs? February 1, 2017 Today's City Moves cover insurance, real estate law and a national tax and auditing outfit. Take a look at these movers and shakers: PWC Paul Delbridge has taken on the role of London market insurance leader at PWC. Paul is a partner with 30 years’ experience at the firm, including three years in New York, [...]
How to salvage a broken New Year’s resolution February 1, 2017 As we move into February, it is probably fair to assume that many of you will have already abandoned your New Year’s resolutions. You may even be giving yourself a hard time about this and be feeling completely demotivated or lacking in self-worth. The reality is that most of these resolutions were doomed from the [...]
Exit the dragon: Moonpig founder Nick Jenkins rubbish tips, accurately exercising dogs and how to make a difference February 1, 2017 "My mental maths has certainly got loads better. They take your phone away so we have to do all the calculations in our heads, on the spot," says Nick Jenkins, the Dragons’ Den dragon, founder of Moonpig and businessman whose personal wealth stands at around £150m. Jenkins, who is leaving the BBC show at the end of [...]