Would you get a chip in your hand for work? February 12, 2015 The days of security codes and swipe cards could be soon forgotten. Microchips are commonly found in our computers, mobile phones, cats and dogs. But office workers? Not unless we’re suddenly about to become part cyborg. Yet that is exactly what the staff at Epicenter, a high-tech office block in Sweden, are currently being [...]
QUIZ: Who’s your leadership idol – which big business boss is your management style most like? October 31, 2014 Do you Lean In or would you rather have a Four-Hour Work Week? Is your management style more Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg or Burberry cool cat Christopher Bailey? Or would you rather just flash the cash like Bob Diamond? With all those confusing leadership "gurus" touting management different styles, deciding what kind of role [...]
Fears over Greek election and oil prices hit FTSE – London Report January 5, 2015 AFALL in major energy stocks and worries over the political outlook in Greece knocked down Britain’s top equity index yesterday. The blue-chip FTSE 100 closed down two per cent at 6,417.16 points. The index also retreated 0.3 per cent on Friday, after falling 2.7 per cent in 2014. Weaker energy stocks, including BP and Royal [...]
Davos according to TripAdvisor… Which hotels, restaurants and attractions to avoid while at the World Economic Forum 2015 January 20, 2015 The world and his cat are heading to Davos this week, but if you've been too busy dealing with the Swiss franc fracas or China's crawling economy, fear not. Here's our top tips on where to avoid, what not to do, and where to run screaming from, courtesy of Trip Advisor's review system. You should [...]
The Black Cats won’t block City’s path to cup success February 27, 2014 BEN CLEMINSON AND BILL ESDAILE WITH THE BEST FOOTBALL AND RACING BETS FAILURE is unthinkable for Manchester City in Sunday’s Capital One Cup final against Sunderland – but they know as well as anyone that favourites don’t always win at Wembley. Last season’s FA Cup final is a perfect case study of David toppling Goliath after Wigan’s shock 1-0 victory [...]
Should you use Facebook at work? Soon you might have to as Zuckerberg said to be developing professional social network for the office November 17, 2014 Companies usually frown on their workers spending the day on Facebook, but that could be about to change. No longer will you have to hide your browser window when your boss walks past, as Facebook is said to be secretly creating “Facebook at Work”, a new enterprise product designed to aid communication and collaboration in [...]
“Facebook at Work”: The social media site could be about to take over your office November 16, 2014 Facebook is reportedly developing a version of its website designed for use in the workplace. “Facebook at Work” will be a purely professional version of the social network stripped of the embarrassing photos and cute cat videos on your personal page. According to reports in the Financial Times (who quote an anonymous source [...]
Three things you didn’t know about… September 28, 2014 CEO of Metro Bank Craig Donaldson 1 While living in Kenya for almost two years, Donaldson was held up by a gunman, but that didn’t stop him falling in love with both the country and continent. 2 He has sat with gorillas in Zaire (now the Republic of Congo), chimpanzees in the Rwenzori Mountains of [...]
London’s favourite superheroes: Superman wins, but an on-body thermostat is the top superpower November 14, 2014 While Batman and Spiderman patrol the streets of New York, London suffers from a serious shortage of superpowered protectors. But that doesn’t stop its inhabitants from showing a keen appreciation for the legendary beings, with a recent survey of 1,500 Londoners revealing Superman as their favourite superhero. This was followed closely by Batman [...]
Film review: St Vincent December 5, 2014 Cert 12a | ★★★☆☆ It isn’t clear whether those rumours of Bill Murray turning up randomly at house parties are true. But on this evidence, you probably wouldn’t want him to crash yours. In St Vincent, Murray reconfigures his surly persona to play Vincent MacKenna, a feckless drunk and reckless gambler who’s struggling to keep [...]