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Managing Upwards

Managing Upwards

Ever had a boss who just wasn’t very good? Someone who shouldn’t have been employed let alone promoted to be a manager. You’re very lucky if you can have an entire career without at lease one boss like that. They can make your life hell, or you can learn toRead More

Are you ambitious?

Are you ambitious?

“On average, ambitious people attain higher levels of education and income, build more prestigious careers, and report higher overall levels of life satisfaction,” says Neel Burton, psychiatrist and author of Heaven and Hell: The Psychology of the Emotions Would you class yourself as an ambitious person? Do you strive to achieveRead More

Could an apostrophe win you the dream job?

I was inspired by some Facebook activity last week and a news item on the BBC Breakfast this morning into whether the correct use of apostrophes really matters anymore. Now I’m mildly dyslexic or (bone idle) my father would have argued. I loved English at school, but terrible at it,Read More

The customer is always right..

You’ve probably heard that one before. And for the most part it’s true. But I remember a friend once telling me of a dilemma she had in her business regarding her customers.  She ran a house party business up and catered for groups of people who would descend on herRead More