The Myth of the Clever Manager: Lessons from Boss Swap
Looking back at the lessons which can be learned from a decade-old TV show, there is still plenty for most bosses to learn.
Work Less Hours, And Get More Done!
On the one hand we learned last week that Goldman Sachs view of work/life balance was to tell their interns to leave the office at midnight and take Saturdays off, limiting the working week to a mere 102 hours.
A very different approach is being taken by Gothenberg City Council, in Sweden. In a new experiment, they have asked half their care staff to work 6 hour days instead of 8 hours to see if they get as much done.
There are examples out there that suggest less time can be more productive:
Abel & Cole – Getting the Right People in the Job
The Managing Director for Abel & Cole details how she shifted her recruitment system from scouting for experience into scouting for attitude and the effects it had on her company.
Open Salaries at Piscines Ideales
One thing I find interesting about the concept of open salaries is that, at first, people normally assume the concept is impossible, but when they consider it, they find it makes sense.
One to Celebrate
When it comes to mistakes being made, there is more than one way to look at the situation.
Interface — A Restorative Enterprise
The biggest impact most companies have on society is through the products they sell, the people they employ and the suppliers they buy from. And, of course, the effect on the environment of producing their products. If you are really committed to having a positive effect on society, that is where to start.
How to Use the LARGE Function in Excel
In this blog, Jonny explains how to use the LARGE Function to extract the top values in a row and even add them up.
How to Improve Your Excel Spreadsheets With Data Validation
Have you ever seen an Excel spreadsheet with a dropdown list in it and wondered how it was done?
This is data validation. Data validation improves the data in your spreadsheets. It makes reporting much easier as there is no risk of typos and no risk of an entry not fitting into your criteria.
In this blog we will take data validation a step further and look at how to make one drop-down list change its values depending on the choice made in a previous drop-down.
Lessons from Tiger Woods
In 2009, Fortune magazine asked Tiger Woods, among others, for the ‘best advice I ever got’. The replies were often very interesting.
This blog looks at the advice Tiger Woods was given and why it was so enlightening for him.
Nando’s — Happy People are the Key
Nando’s is a popular restaurant chain in the UK, specialising in spicy chicken. Some years ago they undertook research to find out what were the key factors that explained why sales at some of their restaurants grew faster than at others.
