Archive | March, 2012
Bring-dad-to-work day backfires on Bernard Tomic
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Relationships at work can cause problems. Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic found this week that having your nearest and dearest around at work isn’t always entirely desirable.
Tomic’s father, who is also his coach, was making his… continue
Throw away your smartphone
Guru feels very happy with himself this morning, having read that researchers from Harvard Business School found that workers are more productive who ensure they take one evening off a week when they do not engage in any work-related activities… continue
Telegraph gives mixed messages on teambuilding
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The Telegraph has reported on the latest craze in teambuilding: sheep herding. According to a glowing article, Raising the Baa helps teams bond and develop teamwork through herding sheep into pens.
The Telegraph goes on to quote… continue
All of West Sussex to face sack over council videos
West Sussex County Council has spent £100,000 over the last five years establishing a film unit and subsequently financing 92 independent films. The films cover topics such as “How To Wash Your Hands Effectively” and “How To Use a Mobile… continue
Fat model wins case against Elite model agency
Big, fat, whale-of-a-model Ananda Marchildon has won her case against model agency Elite, who had demanded in March 2010 that the 5ft-11-inch-tall Marchildon reduce her hips to “no more than 90 cm at the end of June.”
Marchildon, who presumably… continue
Women’s workplace weeping under the spotlight
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The University of Bedfordshire has conducted research into the reasons why women cry at work. Professor Gail Kinman has interviewed 59 women who have cried at work to find out why they’ve cried, how they felt about… continue
Whitehall targets -£1.2bn savings in ambitious efficiency drive
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“It takes money to make money”, they say. A less well known phrase is “It takes huge amounts of money to save money”, but this is exactly the philosophy that Whitehall has adopted in its efforts to… continue
Employers can benefit from the innumerates
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Guru was shocked to read that only 22% of adults in England have sufficient maths skills to pass GCSE maths with a decent grade. This is absolutely astonishing – anybody familiar with football or the X Factor… continue
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