A museum of failed and stupid inventions has opened to popular acclaim and won a £400,000 government grant. The Museum of Nonsense in Herrnbaumgarten, Austria – dreamt up by Fritz Gall, himself a failed inventor – will move to a larger home later this year so it can cope with the thousands of monthly visitors. […]
Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald reports that drug tests are finding favour in the white-collar sector. While workplace tests are formally legislated in the mining and transport industries, more and more offices are showing an interest in testing employees for alcohol and other drugs. “In one case a fatigued office worker put an electric stapler through […]
A recent survey of UK office workers has shown widespread frustration at the use of management speak. Three-quarters of the 2,000 polled were annoyed by their line managers using vacuous workplace jargon such as “push the envelope”. “Think outside the box”, “blue sky thinking” and “hit the ground running” were deemed the worst offending phrases […]
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge* The Royal Wedding was the UK’s fastest search in 2011, according to the Google Zeitgeist 2011. The anticipated arrivals of iPhone 5 and iPad 2 aroused curiosity, as did the deal-of-the-day website, Groupon. Viral sensation, Rebecca Black, who topped the global Google Zeitgeist 2011, came ninth in the UK. […]
How to plan the office Christmas party Whether you count down the days, or desperately scrabble around for an excuse not to go, the office Christmas party is an event on almost every company’s calendar. So, how do you plan a party that everyone will enjoy? It’s a tricky balance to get Bob from Accounts […]
Top tips to improve your time management skills Despite what people say, time is not a commodity. It cannot be traded, expanded or reduced. It is fixed. Our perception of time, however, is another concept. How often do you think at 4pm “Where has the day gone?” and go into panic mode to try to […]
Planning in business is essential Everything from the monthly sales drive to a new product launch or project needs planning. It promotes joined-up thinking and good decision-making throughout the whole organisation. “A goal without a plan is just a wish”, observed the famous writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, summing up a key business principle. Each business […]
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