What an MBA can offer an entrepreneur March 11, 2015 Even if you don’t go on to found a firm, it’s a safe place to experiment. You dont's need an MBA to set up a business, but it could well help. Harvard Business School analysis of “unicorn” businesses (US-based software firms founded between 2003 and 2013, with valuations of over $1bn) found that 33 per [...]
How to use breaks at work to regain focus and improve productivity March 11, 2015 Improve productivity by making sure your brain gets just the right amount of downtime. It may seem that taking a break at work is a luxury you can’t afford, but it can be a powerful tool for enhancing your productivity. Several studies have shown the importance of letting your brain get distracted from purposeful tasks. [...]
Human to superhuman: Time to upgrade yourself March 11, 2015 If you could use biotechnology to upgrade yourself, would you? Perhaps you’ve always despaired at your numerical illiteracy, or maybe you have trouble remembering things. A branch of science is looking beyond mere wearable tech toward a future of devices that you actually add to your body to make it better. From hearing aids to [...]
Champions League: Mourinho: Chelsea not good enough March 11, 2015 CHELSEA 2 PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN 2 (After extra time. 3-3 on aggregate. Paris Saint-Germain won on away goals) CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho has demanded answers from his players and questioned their mental strength after crashing out of the Champions League on away goals to 10-man Paris Saint-Germain last night. PSG played the final hour of normal [...]
Dodging Bullets guns down his rivals to land Champion Chase March 11, 2015 EIGHT-TIME champion trainer Paul Nicholls admitted he was baffled why Dodging Bullets did not receive greater billing ahead of his victory in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham yesterday. The 9-2 chance, with jockey Sam Twiston-Davies in the saddle, held off a challenge from 2014 runner-up Somersby to win by one and a quarter [...]
Sport Comment: Referee Oliver proved his pedigree March 11, 2015 IN a season when the FA Cup’s mojo has been well and truly rediscovered, it was good to see two of the giants of the English game turn it on the other night. Manchester United-Arsenal was a snorter but I had to chuckle when the TV millions were exhorted to vote for their man of [...]
Lancaster recalls Lawes and Brown for Calcutta Cup bash March 11, 2015 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster believes his side will benefit from an injection of know-how when they bid to resurrect their Six Nations title hopes against Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday. Second row Courtney Lawes has been recalled to the starting XV in place of George Kruis after recovering from an ankle problem and is [...]
Mayweather ignites bout with Pacquiao March 11, 2015 UNDEFEATED American superstar Floyd Mayweather could not resist taunting rival Manny Pacquiao last night as the duo faced off during a pre-fight news conference ahead of the much-awaited Las Vegas showdown in May. The bout is set to be the richest in history with an expected purse in the region of £167m. Mayweather is unbeaten [...]
Ma Filleule set to fly in the Ryanair Chase March 11, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE RYANAIR CHASE AND THE BROWN ADVISORY PLATE THERE have been some mouth-watering races to enjoy already at this week’s Cheltenham Festival with the promise of plenty more to come, but there isn’t a race I’ve been looking forward to more all week than this afternoon’s Ryanair Chase (2.40pm). The race has [...]
Take Monetaire and Attaglance to shine in the Plate March 11, 2015 DAVID Pipe has an enviable record in the Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate (4.00pm), winning it three times in the last six years. His father Martin won it four times in just six years and it’s clearly a race that Pond House target. Their sole representative this year is MONETAIRE, owned by Alan Stennett, [...]
