What annoys you about the people you work with? Maybe they smell, or say stupid things all day, or have weird quirky habits you find hard to ignore? A national UK newspaper recently did a survey of their readers, and found there were a whole range of irritating habits displayed by British office workers. Here’s […]
A 13-year-old boy has come up with an amazing invention – a low-cost Braille printer which he built using Lego bricks! Young entrepreneur Shubham Banerjee from California wants to get his device developed to help visually impaired people because the printers which are currently available cost around £1,300 ($2,000) each. The eighth-grader did some research […]
Why not clear the decks at home and shred all that old paperwork you’ve been hanging on to “just in case”? It’s great to have the extra space, and a tidy uncluttered house has a calming effect on the mind. So which documents are important to keep, and what can safely go into the shredder? […]
It might be a digital age, but there’s still a lot of paper floating around in the world – around 400 million metric tons of it are produced globally every year. So in 2015, how far are we away from the paperless office? The answer is that most businesses are nowhere near managing without paper. […]
Help the kids in your family and community to stay safe online by backing Safer Internet Day on February 10th! Insafe have been organising this awareness-raising event since 2005, and this year is more important than ever, as more and more children now go online with mobile phones, tablets or laptops. On Safer Internet Day […]
Are you thinking of a little office romance this Valentine’s Day? Well, it was good enough for these high-flyers… 1. Barack and Michelle Obama Did you know that Barack and Michelle first met when they worked together at a law firm in Chicago? No wonder they’re the ultimate power couple. 2. Brad Pitt and Angelina […]
Stuck on the phone, pen in hand, while someone drones on and on at you? Chances are you’ll soon be doodling. The letter ‘o’ becomes a sun, or a flower, and the letter ‘l’ is transformed into a skyscraper. Then you add a patterned border, and colour it in with your pen! Doodling is a […]
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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