Are you out of your mind(set)? How to build a business culture for growth June 14, 2016 We often talk about mindsets in the context of our personal lives. But have you ever considered that organisations also exhibit particular mindsets? Indeed, they could be having an impact on your attitude in the workplace and the way you perceive your colleagues. Chances are that some of the most important lessons you’ve learned in [...]
Billions boost to UK bottom line if more was done to help people keep working for longer June 14, 2016 The UK could increase its GDP by billions if it could keep as many people in their 50s in work as some other major economies have managed to, a report out today has found. The research by PwC discovered the UK GDP would be raised by roughly 5.8 per cent – or around £105bn – [...]
At current pace we won’t hit 30 per cent female representation at executive committee level in financial services until 2048 June 13, 2016 The battle for equality in the financial services boardroom is struggling to make progress globally. Only one-fifth (20 per cent) of company boards and 16 per cent of executive committees in financial services are comprised of women, according to a report from management consultancy, Oliver Wyman. This is only a slight improvement in both categories since the report [...]
Smirnoff has just made cider the new alcopop with its hybrid vodka drink, while Britvic launches new non-alcoholic beverage aimed at millennials June 13, 2016 You heard it here first – cider is now the new alcopop. Smirnoff, the biggest spirits brand in Europe, is aiming to revolutionise the fruit cider category this summer with the launch of its new hybrid drink Smirnoff Cider – a mixture of lightly fizzed cider combined with Smirnoff vodka. The ciders will come in two [...]
Congratulate to accumulate: Britain’s no-praise business culture is holding our economy back June 13, 2016 A few weeks ago I spent three inspiring days in Silicon Valley. Part of the mayor’s International Business Programme and Silicon Valley Comes to the UK (SVC2UK), in partnership with the British Consulate General in San Francisco and London & Partners, I met legendary entrepreneurs, investors and senior executives such as Sheryl Sandberg at some [...]
Debrett’s Ask the Expert: What is appropriate “netiquette” for the workplace? June 13, 2016 Q: I’ve worked in the same industry for many years, and lately I’ve been noticing colleagues taking an increasingly casual approach to email, even when corresponding with clients. Many of our younger staff also seem to live out their lives entirely on social media, which doesn’t always reflect well on the company. Am I just [...]
Simba Sleep’s James Cox talks firmness, pet names and the importance of conical springs in mattresses June 13, 2016 Within minutes of meeting James Cox, co-founder of innovative mattress company Simba Sleep, I’m drawing a diagram of his product – or my interpretation of it as he whizzes through its composition. Rather than the traditional springs or trendy memory foam, Simba’s mattress is a layer cake of unique ID foam, some memory and a conical [...]
Sit down, Sir Rod. Here are 14 tech entrepreneurs recognised in the Queen’s honours list June 11, 2016 Sit down, Sir Rod – you weren’t the only one to be recognised in the Queen’s 90th birthday honours today. Some 12.8 per cent of the 1,149 who made this year’s honours list were categorised as being from industry and economy. While the founders of BrewDog may have captured a lot of the attention, technology [...]
Why hay fever is not to be sneezed at by employers June 10, 2016 Hay fever: A big cause of runny noses, red eyes and, according to new research, lack of work being done at the office. The survey by the Met Office discovered that hay fever costs UK employers 29m days worth of lost work per year, with employees who suffer from severe hay fever needing an average of 8.4 [...]
How does your pay compare to a fund manager’s? Here are the average earnings for the UK’s hedge fund and asset managers June 10, 2016 With potentially millions under management, you can see why fund managers are well-compensated – but how does your pay compare? New research from salary benchmarking site Emolument.com suggests hedge fund employees are at the top of the industry, pay-wise – consistently earning more than portfolio managers working for traditional asset management firms. Indeed, at director [...]