Tom Peters: A Leadership Guru Ahead of His Time
Tom Peters is the ultimate management guru. Thinkers50, the list of the top 50 management thinkers, has rated him in the top 10 in multiple years and awarded him the Lifetime Achievement Award, one of only six people to achieve the honour, in 2017.
“Charismatic, passionate, and insightful, Tom virtually invented the modern thought leadership industry,” explained Thinkers50 co-founder Des Dearlove. “He co-authored In Search of Excellence, which helped create the business book industry.”
Find out more about Tom Peters in this blog by Henry Stewart.
6 More Shortcuts in Excel That Will Speed Up Your Work
As well as helping you to work more efficiently, keyboard shortcuts can be easier than using a mouse or touchscreen, especially to those who have mobility or vision disabilities. And what would you do if your mouse stopped working?
In this week’s blog, Edmund will introduce you to six keyboard shortcuts that you may not know about in Excel for both Windows and Mac.
Jaipur Rugs: Art That You Can Walk On
Nand Kishore Chaudhary (known as NKC) has been called ‘the Gandhi of the rug industry.’ Jaipur Rugs, which he founded, has 700 employees and works with 40,000 artisans from among the poorest of the poor.
He set it up in 1978 with just 2 looms and 9 artisans. The weavers come from the Untouchable class. “All my family tried to stop me,” explained NKC. “But I can’t see the difference, how these people are untouchable.”
Make Your Excel Formulas Easier to Understand with Range Names
Usually we refer to cells in Excel by their cell references, such as A1. This can make deciphering formulas difficult, especially when working with spreadsheets that other people have created.
In this 2 minute video, Nicky explains how to create Range Names to make your formulas more meaningful.
How to use Outline View in PowerPoint
With Outline view in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, you can quickly and easily create a short summary of the content of your document — without the need to type it out again.
In this blog, Edmund explains the benefits of Outline view and how to do it.
5 Shortcuts in Excel You Never Knew Were There
Many of us are familiar with copy and paste (Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V). But how many other keyboard shortcuts do you know?
In this week’s blog, Fenella explains five Excel shortcuts that you never knew were there, such as the shortcut for the Autosum function and moving around sheets — and which will save you time when working.
