Yesterday was Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day, a day inaugurated in 2001 to celebrate the strangely additctive protective wrap. To mark the day, 366 students at a New Jersey high school simultaneously popped bubble wrap, in the process setting the record for the most people popping bubble wrap at one time. Students of Hawthorne High School […]
A US poll has found that male office workers who wear pink shirts to the office are more confident and earn more money than co-workers who wear shirts of other colours. Men who wore pink shirts made an average $1,600 (or £1,000) more than men who wore shirts of other colours. The poll also showed […]
Office banter could cost UK businesses as much as £292bn in tribunal claims in 2013, claims a recent report by law firm Allen & Overy (A&O). Although the majority of the 1,000 office workers interviewed claimed they could easily distinguish between “banter and bullying” (80%), follow-up questions suggested otherwise and displayed ignorance in matters that […]
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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