Brits Get The Short End Of The Stick At Work (Again)
Once again us poor Brits are losing out at work, if it's not doing unpaid overtime we're losing out on holidays. Are you missing out on something you have a…
Business
Sickies Make Up 12% Of Absences
Some surprising figures have come to light about how much sickies cost businesses each year.
Are You A “Now Brat”? 10 Sure Fire Ways To Annoy Your Co-Workers
We’ve all had it; be it client, boss, co-worker or friend. They want it. And...
UK Working Hours
We have a job clocking in/out system and every hour of our work day has to be accounted for. Whilst this may seem a bit Orwellian, it allows us to…
Manage Your Manager – How To Cope With Ineffectual Leadership
Why should you manage your manager? There have been several companies I’ve worked for in...
Writing good meeting minutes revisited
I'm not sure why people are writing a lot of minutes at the moment (or at least looking for information about it), perhaps it's to do with the fact that…
How To Run Effective Meetings
It seems that my two posts on "Writing Good Meeting Minutes" and "Writing Good Meeting Minutes Revisited" have been very popular (the first post is receiving the second highest amount…
How To Write Good Meeting Minutes
I’ve recently taken over a secretary of my Village Hall Committee and it’s actually quite...
Christopher's Meeting Guidelines
Off the back of my last post, Christopher Hawkins has some interesting Guidelines regarding meetings,...
What's your hourly rate
There’s an interesting article over on About.com on how to calculate your hourly freelance rate. I think...
How to cope with a backstabber
There’s an interesting post by Bob Lewis over at Advice Line about how to cope...
Are meetings worth it?
There is an interesting post over at Working Smarter regarding meetings and whether they’re of any business...