Inside the secret and lucrative world of the super tutor on July 10, 2017Education services bring in £17.5bn a year to the UK economy, but what is driving the demand for a British education and why are some parents willing to spend thousands of pounds to secure a “super tutor” for their child? “It was on the plane over I realised I’d made a mistake,” a 25-year-old private […]
Can you really be yourself at work? on March 12, 2017When you’re at work, do you behave in the same way as you do when you’re at home? Or do you have a work persona – a duller, more subdued version of your real self? Of course there are certain behaviours, such as swearing, or nudity, for example, that aren’t acceptable in any workplace, but […]
No CEO: The Swedish company where nobody is in charge on February 19, 2017Do you really need someone to tell you what to do at work? Three years ago, Swedish software consultancy Crisp decided that the answer was no. The firm, which has about 40 staff, had already trialled various organisational structures, including the more common practice of having a single leader running the company. Crisp then tried […]
How long should you stay in one job? on February 6, 2017Three years is the maximum length of time anyone should stay in a job, declared actor Peter Capaldi when he explained why he was stepping down from the Dr Who role after four years. “I’ve never done one job for three years. This is the first time I’ve done this and I feel it’s time […]
Could your robot go to work instead of you? on February 5, 2017 HOW many times did you hit the snooze button on the alarm clock today? Getting yourself out of bed and into work can feel like one of the toughest parts of the day. One firm claims to have found the perfect solution, albeit a very Silicon Valley one. At the Beam shop in downtown […]
The successful women embracing girl power on January 23, 2017‘Embrace your inner girl” is not a phrase you’ll hear very often, particularly in the macho world of business where “manning up” is more de rigueur. Yet if you attend any major business conference this year, then you’re likely to come across “The Girls’ Lounge”. It might sound like a name dreamt up by an […]
Could wearing a suit harm your career? on August 1, 2016Watch the crowds rushing towards the trains around 5pm in any UK city and it’s usually a sea of grey and navy. The smart suits in sober neutral colours make it hard to pick anyone out amid the thronging crowds. A suit, sometimes with a tie sometimes without, has long been the unofficial uniform for […]
The Thai women bucking the global trend on July 17, 2016Wandee Khunchornyakong doesn’t fit the usual stereotype of a start-up founder. At 60 years old, she’s much older than your typical budding entrepreneur. Yet in her home country of Thailand she was the first person willing to take a chance on an industry still in its infancy – solar power. In fact, she was so […]