Opportunities fall for working mums
In a worrying development for equal opportunities across the globe, research from workspace solutions provider Regus has shown that the proportion of companies intending to hire more working mothers has slumped by one fifth since the same time last year. Compared with a year ago, when 44% of ...
If Your Company Went Out of Business, Would Anybody Notice?
This article really got me thinking about how businesses, large and small, need to find ways of making themselves felt, on an emotional level, with their customers. Those that do have a kind of inertia helping to keep them in the market. Businesses that are able to really bond with ...
Raising Children to be Entrepreneurs
I have spoken with a fair number of people who believe teaching kids to be entrepreneurs is a bad thing as it 'focuses them on just making money at the expense of all else'. The point I feel they are missing when they say this is that being an entrepreneur ...
Are You Spoiling Your Kids?
Raising kids can be the most rewarding experience you'll ever have. It can also be your most frustrating. Children are eager learners, but because their brains are still developing they learn in ways we don't often think about. Seemingly small matters like eye contact or physical movement can be powerful ...
IT’S ALL RELATIVE…
Some recent research shows that if we think we have less time to do things, we get stuck in and enjoy ourselves more! One group of US school pupils were asked to think about their graduation day being a long time off, while the others were asked to think of it ...
In My Next Life . . . . . .
This came in via email, and I would love to give credit to the original writer, but I don't know who it is. If it turns out to be you, thanks for the smiles, and let me know... In My Next Life . . . . . .
The Power of Ignorance
If desperation is the mother of innovation, then ignorance might be its father. In the early stages of a company, being protected from external influences can be a powerful stimulant for creativity and innovation. Why? For the same reason that we often see some of ...
Black Men Ski
Singer-songwriter Stew spins improvisatory songs drawn from his seemingly endless stable of stories and ideas. His musical Passing Strange won a Tony for Best Book in 2008. Singer/raconteur Stew combines elements of cabaret, soul and subversive pop to create a unique style he's dubbed "Afro-baroque." Frequently likened to ...
Search
.png)
