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Behaviour Change
Think working long hours is a good thing? This is why you’re wrong
All this bragging about working long hours is doing us no good at all.
Employment and Skills
A change could be coming to your workplace. And it might alter your relationship with your boss
A look at annual reviews, and the alternatives.
Employment and Skills
Why job interviews don't work, according to a psychologist
Psychologist Ron Friedman argues that job interviews are not an effective way to hire staff.
Employment and Skills
Open offices are more social, right? Wrong says research
Research examines the social impact of open plan offices.
Leadership
The health impacts of unpredictable work schedules
New research explores the impact of variable work schedules on US workers.
Employment and Skills
Want the perfect job in a fair and diverse workplace? There's an app for that
Video games are taking the bias out of hiring and career advice – and could challenge inequality in traditionally male-dominated jobs.
Employment and Skills
This morning ritual could help you. This is how it works
Morning Pages - writing 750 words every morning by hand - could prove beneficial, according to those who've tried it.
Digital
How to become a digital winner
Oxford Economics' global study examines the practices that separate 'Digital Winners' from the rest.
Employment and Skills
Scientists studied 5,000 gifted children for 45 years. This is what they learned about success
The Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth has tracked gifted children since September 1971. This is what scientists have observed.
Employment and Skills
You might worry about absenteeism, but presenteeism could be an even bigger problem
A look at presenteeism – people coming to work when they're ill – and the reasons behind it.
Employment and Skills
People or process: which does your company put first?
Empathy is a key component in tomorrow's workforce. So why aren't businesses embracing it?
Employment and Skills
Advice from a Harvard psychologist on dealing with stress
Harvard psychologist Susan David says we have to get to know ourselves if we want to be functioning, successful people, especially at work.
Employment and Skills
From start-up to scale-up: what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur
Ellen Olafsen of the World Bank on how to turn start-ups into successful firms.
Employment and Skills
What it means to be a Type A person
Dr Travis Bradberry examines the Type A personality, and what it is that sets them apart.
Leadership
The implications of combining your business and your values
A look at the implication for business if it reflects the values of its owner.