Five ways to weed out bad job candidates at interview August 31, 2016 Searching for the ideal candidate for a job can be a long and drawn-out process and making sure they are the right fit for the company is a challenge. Once you have narrowed down the search process by looking through hundreds of CVs, there is still the task of meeting them face to face and [...]
Feeling busy? Here’s how to prevent important tasks falling through the cracks August 30, 2016 Being a business leader is tough enough without tortured metaphors – but being in charge means the workday is pretty much taken up by plate-spinning. Basically: whatever you accomplish, there’s still a whole lot of that stuff needing to be done. Here’s how to make it easier: Read more: How much the productivity puzzle costs the UK Stop [...]
Four ways working will change over the next 20 years August 30, 2016 Robots, the generation gap and increased employee demands are just some of the factors expected to change the workforce over the next 20 years, according to new research. The Future of the Workforce, a report commissioned by UBS Wealth Management, sets out the four main ways in which the workforce is "set to significantly change [...]
Phew, it’s a scorcher: How to cope with a boiling hot office August 30, 2016 The office temperature is one of the most common employee gripes. For most of the year, air conditioning casts an Arctic chill over our desks. It’s even become a gender issue: air conditioning is calibrated to men’s body temperatures and metabolisms, often leaving women uncomfortably cold. But during the all-too-fleeting British summer, many offices have [...]
Recruitment stays steady following referendum, but salaries on offer take a knock August 30, 2016 Professional hiring has remained sturdy despite the referendum result, but salaries on offer are no longer so favourable, figures out today show. The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (Apsco) study found permanent vacancies inched up by 0.2 per cent in July compared with the year before, although contract vacancies dipped by two per cent. However, the [...]
Seven steps for successful negotiations August 29, 2016 While only some of us formally negotiate in our working lives, all of us create agreements with colleagues, customers, family and friends all the time. So understanding how the top negotiators make agreements that truly work for everyone is a skill that will enhance your personal and professional relationships. Based on my experience as an [...]
Richard Branson reveals he thought he was going to die after accident while cycling on Caribbean island August 26, 2016 Virgin Group founder Richard Branson said his life flashed before his eyes when he was in a bike accident while cycling with family on the Caribbean island of Virgin Gorda. The entrepreneur – whose own private island, Necker, lies just north of Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands – recounted his harrowing experience in a blog [...]
A bad night’s sleep can affect your cognitive performance, even if you feel fine August 25, 2016 Brexit has brought with it a period of significant instability. Since the vote to leave, many have feared their job security while watching the pound weaken on global markets. High levels of uncertainty have been fuelling distress in the workplace. In my most recent Sleep To Perform corporate workshops, I’ve heard Brexit fears being cited [...]
Seven reasons why it’s the perfect time to ditch the office job and become an artist August 25, 2016 Right now, it's the perfect time to leave behind the day job and pursue a more creative path. The online art market is growing at an unprecedented rate. From sales of Old Masters to poster art, the art sector is moving online with a vengeance. According to a leading trade report for 2016, global online art [...]
Just received your GCSE results? No need to get A-Levels – get into the City with these apprenticeships at Lloyds, HSBC, PwC – and a new government department August 25, 2016 Those opening their GCSE results today will, for the most part, be planning to do A-Levels next year – particularly if they have ambitions in the City. But what if you could work for one of the UK's largest finance sector organisations without suffering through another two years of academia? We've rounded up the City's [...]