Marketing professionals are the happiest office workers in the UK, according to recent research commissioned by Mars Drinks UK. The poll of 2,001 office workers from different sectors including marketing, creative, legal, finance and IT found that 60 percent of marketers were happy in their current job while only two percent said they hated it. […]
Who says romance is dead? Romance is in fact a fetid, rotting corpse, if Asda’s latest Valentine’s Day offering is anything to go by. Featuring the supermarket’s “Smart Price” logo emblazoned on a dull heart below the tired words, “Be My Valentine,” The Telegraph dubs this expression of loveless apathy “the worst Valentine’s Day card […]
A junior police office gave chase to a suspect who turned out to be himself last month, The Telegraph reports . A CCTV operator alerted the probationary officer from Sussex Police that someone was “acting suspiciously” in the area, without realising the suspicious suspect was in fact the plain clothed police officer himself. As he […]
British office workers are taking short lunch breaks, with many shunning the outside world and even contact with colleagues during their mid-day respite of the daily slog. That’s according to a new poll commissioned by Campbell’s Soup. Most office drones only manage a measly 15 minutes snack break. Three-quarters would rather surf the web than […]
Office workers are spending too much time at their desk, according to recent research by occupational health experts. Prolonged sitting at your desk not only jeopardises your physical health, but your mental health also, they argue. The research was conducted by Dr Myanna Duncan, Mr. Aadil Kazi and Professor Cheryl Haslam from the Work & […]
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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