Redundancy – a new beginning
Gathering economic gloom means that the spectre of redundancy is hovering over many. A recent survey found that thousands of small firms are closing their offices every month, while embattled banks shed 1000s in their fight to stay afloat. Continue reading »
“I Know It’s Autumn When…”
Well, autumn has definitely arrived. The weather men and girls are telling us so, the leaves are turning and starting to fall, blackberries are gone, the mornings are dark, and the nights are drawing in. Continue reading »
Credit Crunch Nightmares
It’s bad enough worrying about the credit crunch and looming recession during daylight hours, but now it seems the economic situation is affecting our nights as well.
Sleep deprivation caused by money worries is already, according to recent research, affecting those in particularly vulnerable professions - from estate agents and investment bankers to lorry drivers and taxi drivers. Continue reading »
How not to Multitask
You’re working on two projects at once, while your boss has placed two new demands on your desk. You’re on the phone while three new emails come in. You are trying to get out the door on time so you can pick up a few groceries on the way home for dinner. Your Blackberry is going off and so is your cell phone. Your colleague stops by with a request for info and you’re desperate to go to the loo before you leave. Congratulations, multitasker! Continue reading »
Learn to speak “Behaviourese”
Use your CV to illustrate your competencies and you’ll impress recruiters.
Over 70% of UK organisations now have competency systems in place, sometimes covering just the key roles in the organisation but often embracing every job. Continue reading »
Vocation Vocation Vocation
At the start of 2008, Badenoch & Clark ran a survey amongst accounting and finance staff on a wide range of work-place issues. A number of themes emerged, but one of the strongest messages was a lack of any clear career path for a worryingly high number of people. Continue reading »
Credit Crunch Stress – Don’t Let it Bite You
Increasing bills, shrinking credit and gloomy forecasts that financially life can only get worse, are fast becoming the ingredients of a toxic cocktail that threatens the nation’s health. Continue reading »
Six of the best… hi-tech work outs
What do you do if you are not confident enough to go the gym? Or perhaps you’re not prepared to venture into the British weather in aid of the perfect body. We look at what’s on the market for those stay at home fitness freaks… Continue reading »
Hark back to tartan
This winter, you won’t have to wait till Hogmanay to sport some tartan. Updated tartans - or checks - are all over the shops with Vivien Westwood-inspired creations, classic pieces with a landed gentry feel and some unexpected twists.
The idea is that you can mix them up and clash the clans as much as you like. Tartan always returns in various guises to bring some wonderful colours and a little Celtic adventure to our wardrobe… Continue reading »
Haunted Halloween
Whether it’s trick or treaters knocking at your door, or horror movies showing on the TV, there’s no escaping the scariest night of the year. Continue reading »
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