Social media: The new talent spotter June 24, 2014 Social media has already transformed the way we communicate, and it is now beginning to change the way we work. Enterprise social networks, such as Yammer and Chatter, have created an internal business role for social media, influencing how organisations interact, and how they share and develop ideas. These tools can be instrumental in harnessing [...]
Smart 10 minute tricks that’ll turn your day around June 23, 2014 Transforming how you work doesn’t have to be a long, hard slog If you're looking to become more productive, there’s certainly no shortage of ideas. And yet time-wasting never seems to disappear: a recent survey by Salary.com found that 69 per cent of people say they waste at least half an hour at work every [...]
How to take the stress out of emails June 22, 2014 Follow the OHIO principle and don’t get sucked into the black hole of perpetual filing Email was supposed to make life easier. But low-cost electronic communication has left some office workers drowning in a swamp of irrelevant messages. According to a recent study by technology research firm The Radicati Group, the average office worker receives [...]
City & Gild: What Britain gets right about the business of royalty June 20, 2014 As we have observed over the past few years, Spain has become so wounded and damaged, plagued by financial and industrial crisis, 25 per cent unemployment, protest after repeated protest both domestically and in various Spanish enclaves; the once vibrant country who had revelled in over 10 years of economic growth until the global financial [...]
Three ways to make better speeches June 19, 2014 Controlled breathing and finger exercises aren’t the only way to improve your mental state MORE people fear public speaking (56 per cent of us) than being buried alive, according to a 2013 survey of common worries by OnePoll. But public speaking, whether it’s making a presentation to colleagues or clients, or addressing a conference, is increasingly essential [...]
The harmful myths of management June 18, 2014 Commonplace truisms are often wrong – leaders don’t need bags of charisma There’s a common tendency to oversimplify management. Books with titles like The Ten Secrets of Successful Managers imply that the art of leading a team can be boiled down to a series of neat aphorisms: “always delegate”, or “lead from the front”. [...]
How to build influence in your job June 17, 2014 Even small steps can make a big difference to how your colleagues perceive you. “It's not enough to have a bright idea, you have to get all the right people in the boat with you.” Sophie Vandebroek, chief technology officer at Xerox, was speaking about that crucial commodity in the workplace – influence. Difficult [...]
How to succeed in a job interview: Dos and don’ts on the big day June 16, 2014 Keeping cool, calm and on track during an interview needn’t be impossible. But when the stakes are so high, and nerves are inevitable, it’s little wonder that 92 per cent of people told Everest College’s 2013 Job Interview Anxiety Survey they feared at least part of the interview experience. There are ways to deal with [...]
Full service: The & Partnership boss Johnny Hornby on changes in marketing June 16, 2014 Liam Ward-Proud talks to Johnny Hornby, chief executive of The & Partnership It's easy to forget that media buyers and creative agencies haven’t long existed as separate entities. As late as the 1980s, the archetypal agency was “full service”, overseeing all aspects of a campaign. Johnny Hornby, chief executive and founding partner of new agency [...]
The week in brief June 16, 2014 Instagram rolls out ads in UK, Canada and Australia Facebook’s photo and video-sharing service Instagram last week announced that it will introduce advertising in the UK, Canada and Australia, after a successful trial in the US last year. The service claims 200m users worldwide, with just 34.9m based in the US according to advertising consultancy [...]