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Women in Boardrooms: After Ten Years of Equality Drives, it’s Time...
Authored by Keith Cuthbertson, City, University of London
The push to more fairly represent women in UK boardrooms is making good progress, according to the final...
The Psychological Benefits of Working Less
Authored by Steve Taylor, Leeds Beckett University
The daughter of a friend of mine recently left university and entered the world of work, taking on a...
Striving for Happiness could be Making you Unhappy – Here’s How...
Authored by Lowri Dowthwaite, University of Central Lancashire
Happiness is Big Business
Happiness is big business, with sales of self-help books in the UK reaching record levels...
‘Never Let a Crisis go to Waste’: How Three CEOs Helped...
Thomas Malnight, International Institute for Management Development (IMD) and Ivy Buche, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted different responses from...
With Management Resistance Overcome, Working from Home may be Here to...
Authors: Linda Colley, CQUniversity Australia and Sue Williamson, UNSWIt has been almost 50 years ago since visionaries started predicting a digital revolution enabling many of...
Why Women Leaders are Excelling during the Coronavirus Pandemic
Authored by Louise Champoux-Paillé, Concordia University and Anne-Marie Croteau, Concordia University.Since the beginning of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, there’s been a lot of media attention...
5 Expert Tips for Working from Home in a Crowded House...
Authored by Professor Brittany Harker MartinWith much of the globe self-isolating, many people must suddenly manage the complexities of working from home while sharing a...
Working from home? Here are Five ways to Reduce Procrastination and...
If you have been asked to work from home during the coronavirus pandemic to help slow the spread of the virus, you might be...
Six Effective Ways to have that Difficult Conversation at Work
Authored by Grace McCarthy, University of Wollongong Employees want more feedback. Gen Y employees, in particular, want constant feedback. Managers, however, are often reluctant to give...
January Blues: Cross-Country Skiers hold Clues to Beating it
Authored by Martina Svensson, Lund UniversityIt’s that time of the year again. The festive season is over and we are left with the prospect of...
