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One in 10 managers would overlook an employee for promotion if they frequently came into work yawning or looking tired, a new survey has revealed. A quarter would give that employee a ticking off and bring it up in their appraisal, whilst one in 20 say (somewhat unbelievably) they would even go to the extent of sacking that employee. And who are the...

Guru could not let the opportunity pass to show disciples a picture of this lovely lady and her beautifully shaped hair. The picture was taken at some posh do at the Deauville Casino in France on Sunday. Imagine if one of your employees turned up for work one day with their hair like that - or shaped like any other animal. Yours Truly finds this picture...

Disciples rejoice! Someone has finally got round to Guru's way of thinking. Business psychologist David Taylor is pushing the idea of 'Naked Fridays' as a way of boosting team spirit. This is something Guru first mooted at the beginning of the year, although Yours Truly preferred Wednesday as the day to bare all. Let's not quibble over...

Despite the constant barrage of redundancies, pay freezes and increased stress, the UK's workers are keeping their spirits up by indulging in what they do best - office flirting. A survey by office supplies firm Euroffice.co.uk found that the tumultuous state of the economy wasn't affecting the majority of our love lives - but it may be causing...

Despite Guru's post yesterday about Christmas being almost upon us, thoughts this time of year inevitably turn to time off and the summer holidays. A couple of weeks off, away from the daily grind of work, the stresses of the office, the emotional turmoil of making half the workforce redundant. Some 'me' time to really kick back and relax...

HR teams are always on the lookout for new ways to boost employee engagement, particularly during this most gloomy of times. And what better way to do it than having attractive ladies serve ice cream to miserable staff? Erm, actually there are probably lots of better ways but this new idea - called Ice Angels' Chillout Friday - sounds intriguing...

In the spirit of the post last week about new dictionary definitions of established words, disciple Kate has forwarded Guru an email with some new phrases for workplace usage. Some of these may be old or well-used (a bit like Guru himself), but Yours Truly is campaigning for them to be brought into everyday use. So please can all disciples make maximum...