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By: Elizabeth Kent

Elizabeth Kent is chief operating officer of Bishopsgate Financial.

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  • To micromanage or not to micromanage, that is the question

    To micromanage or not to micromanage, that is the question

    If you’re a manager, knowing when to bite your tongue and say nothing can be tough, especially when you’re watching someone make a mistake that you know how to avoid.  Jump in too often, and you become a micromanager. Let people fail excessively, and they become disheartened and inactive. How do you strike the right [...]

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  • DEBATE: Is Uber’s loss of its London licence evidence that we need more gig economy regulation?

    Is Uber’s loss of its London licence evidence that we need more gig economy regulation? John McCallion, chief executive officer of GroundScope, says YES. Transport for London has quite rightly decided not to grant Uber a licence to operate in London — just as many other cities around the world have done. Every city needs [...]

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