What do people really value in their work environment?

You can’t grasp success without the right people. As the economy continues to grow and new business opportunities present themselves for dynamic British companies, the last thing those firms want is...

BlackBerry crumble reveals the depth of our email addiction

During the recent BlackBerry outage reports flooded in of staff that were stressed and angry by the lack of email, and felt unable to work. These are the classic withdrawal symptoms of an addict.

In politics or the workplace, if people relate to us as adults, we obey the law of reciprocation

Sainsbury’s chief executive, Justin King, warned prime minister David Cameron earlier this month that gloomy messages talking down the economy don’t help anyone.

Office banter: how can employers strike the right balance?

We have all heard about workplace flings that have gone wrong, employees being fired for saying too much on Facebook and discrimination cases that have arisen out of allegedly harmless ‘office...

Advances in technology causes boundaries between work and private life to become blurred, according to Cisco

One in three college students and young professionals consider the Internet to be as important as air, water, food and shelter, according to the 2011 Cisco Connected World Technology Report, published...

Managers look for bilingual employees to improve business prospects, poll of 493 employers shows

There is a growing appetite amongst employers for language-learning programs to aid effective internal and external communication, according to research commissioned by language training provider...

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Public sector organisations fail to budget for internal communications, according to Gatehouse and IoIC

Six out of 10 public sector organisations have no internal communication budget, or one that is very restricted, according to the State of the Sector 2011 survey undertaken by internal communication...

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There's more to moving than the cost of living

The latest findings of the Economist Intelligence Unit's Worldwide Cost of Living Survey show the most expensive, and least expensive, places in the world to send expatriates. But there is more to a...

Electronic devices at work are becomming detrimental to colleague relationships, research suggests

The "overabundance" of electronic devices for collaboration, social networking and communication tools designed to make it easy to complete work-related tasks is leading to rudeness at the office and...

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With cuts raging on, employers still fail to nurture a cost-cutting mentality amongst staff

UK firms have failed to create a culture of cost consciousness within their organisations despite three years of cost-cutting and uncertainty – threatening to reverse the savings made during...

Olympic athletes goal-setting can inspire business too

Today marks one year until the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. This is a powerful landmark that installs great pride and expectation into the minds of people all over the UK. Those...

What does a good workplace social networking policy look like?

Imagine the scene. You're wandering past a notice board when a photograph catches your eye. It's been scribbled on offensively, and insults written across it.