Brokers can be sweary, but bankers have a lot to lose on social media September 30, 2015 Social media is a minefield in the City. A recent study has shown that recruiters will look through everything on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook – from political opinions to topless selfies. But according to London’s recruiters, brokers can get away with a lot more than the rest of the financial district. Financial recruiters [...]
Red Rose turn deaf ear to white noise of critics, says coach Catt September 30, 2015 COACH Mike Catt insists England’s World Cup squad are blocking out a deluge of criticism as they attempt to regroup for Saturday’s must-win match against Australia. Sir Clive Woodward, who led the team to glory in 2003, former captain Will Carling and World Cup-winning ex-New Zealand coach Graham Henry have all taken aim at the [...]
Justin Bieber and baby names: The proof that our attention spans are getting shorter September 29, 2015 Readers who either had young children or were children themselves in the 1980s will recall the Um Bongo jingle. The advert assured us that it was drunk in the Congo. A survey published last week to mark the 60th anniversary of British television advertising showed that no fewer than 32 per cent of the [...]
Gender equality: Addressing the gender imbalance in tech has to start earlier – at school September 29, 2015 Last week, research by McKinsey Global Institute found that closing the gender pay gap could add $12tn (£7.8tn) to the global economy over the next decade. The equality of women in the workplace is no doubt of huge benefit to companies and society alike – but we aren’t taking the necessary steps to secure it. [...]
Preparing for the export challenge September 29, 2015 It takes a careful plan and a lot of ambition to successfully sell in new markets START small” is not a phrase that many ambitious entrepreneurs like to hear, but this was the main piece of advice given on preparing for export at the Santander Breakthrough Box Live event in London last week. An audience [...]
Hard graft: The secret to securing growth finance September 29, 2015 For young entrepreneurs with ambitions set on growth, the secret to success might be as simple as putting in the hours. At least that was the message at Santander’s Breakthrough Box Live event in London last week. Tom Barton, founder of gourmet burger chain Honest Burgers, which started out as a festival pop-up restaurant and [...]
The perils of unconscious bias at work: There are some judgements you’d be better off not making September 29, 2015 A few weeks ago, I landed at Washington Dulles and was met by a driver holding a sign. He was short, bald, around 60 years old and wearing a flat cap (Eastern European, I thought). He then explained how he went back to get the sign so I would find him (clearly not that bright). [...]
Jordan Spieth’s extraordinary season is as good as Tiger Wood’s landmark 2000 – Sam Torrance’s Golf Comment September 29, 2015 Just last week I pondered whether Jason Day, with a sequence of four wins from six tournaments that propelled him to world No1, had done enough to eclipse Jordan Spieth as golf’s star of 2015. I sided with Masters and US Open winner Spieth, and if there was any lingering doubt the young Texan [...]
England call on Easter for a World Cup resurrection September 29, 2015 COACH Andy Farrell has backed veteran No8 Nick Easter to make his mark on England’s bid to resurrect their World Cup hopes after being called into the squad to replace the injured Billy Vunipola. Saracens wrecking ball Vunipola was ruled out of the tournament yesterday after a scan revealed he had strained a knee ligament [...]
CoolBrands 2015: Apple crowned the king of cool as Google slips September 27, 2015 Apple has retained pole position for the fourth year in a row in a ranking of companies' brand appeal, according to pollsters CoolBrands. Its tech rival Google, however, dropped out of the top 10 altogether, slipping to 12th from sixth in 2014. Despite an improving economy, luxury brands did not manage to maintain [...]