Boost Your Confidence at Work With Our 6 Tips

Confidence is a multifaceted term that refers to a psychological attitude and a set of behavioural attributes. It’s commonly regarded as a compound of self-assurance and competence. Such confidence is a great asset in the workplace: the most confident, assertive people will often get their ideas over the line and bag lucrative opportunities.
Using Absolute Cell References in Excel
Absolute Cell References are one of those jargon words we hear used about Excel formulas all the time.
4 Ways to Improve Your Relationship With Stress

Stress. It’s a powerfully evocative word, yet one that’s tricky to define. Despite being a condition from which few could claim immunity, its causes and effects are hugely diverse, making its exact meaning difficult to pin down.
BrewDog Introduces ‘Paw-ternity’ Leave For Staff

As you may have guessed from the name, multinational craft beer chain BrewDog is very dog-friendly. Dogs are welcome in each of their 47 bars, and their head office in Scotland has 50 office dogs.
However, they have now taken this a step further, launching a new Puppy Parental Leave scheme for all members of staff.
Build Relationships — Before You Recruit People

In keeping with the 5th Happy Manifesto Core Principle of ‘Recruit for Attitude, Train for Skill’ Semco meet potential future employees even before there is a vacancy.
Don’t Tell When You Can Ask
When it comes to showing that you trust your people to learn, the secret is ‘Don’t tell when you can ask’.
Is It Time to Move Beyond Budgets?

On 12th July we are holding the 4th UK Beyond Budgeting conference, in partnership with the
Beyond Budgeting Institute.
Speakers like Bjarte Bogsnes of Norway’s Statoil, and Mira Gvozdenovic of Coloplast in Denmark – and several more – will explain how their huge organisations run without annual budgets.
10 Simple Ways to be More Productive at Work

On our four-day Happy Workplace Leadership Programme, we have introduced a section on being productive rather than busy. We share tips and challenge participants to take control in three key areas: email, meetings and distractions.
Take control with these 10 productivity tips, shared at the last session.