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Motoring Review: VW Golf

Unless you have been away from civilisation for the last 30 years you should be aware of the famous Volkswagen Golf. Few cars have commanded such…

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Motoring Review: Seat Leon

Seat’s answer to the compact family hatchback, the Leon blends coupe styling with practicality. In a hugely competitive sector with a wide choice of manufacturers the…

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Motoring Review: BMW 5 Series

What is it? A large executive car first produced in 1972 by BMW. It took its name from the fifth series built after the V8 and…

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Absenteeism – problem or symptom?

I have recently read a number of articles on the problem of absenteeism and was struck by how most of them completely ignored the causes of…

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Credit crunch boosts home business start-ups

Spare room start-ups have increased by 16% during the past 12 months taking the number of UK home businesses to 2.5m, the report by BT and…

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Women ‘prefer computers to men’

Women office workers spend almost three times as much time with their computer than their husbands or boyfriends – and they prefer it that way, an…

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Very happy returns for Lastminute

Webvan, Boo, Pets.com. Remember them? Long-dead dotcom companies that illustrate the rags-to-riches - and back to rags - tales of the first cyber-boom.

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Do you speak your prospect’s language?

We all think of typical sales people as being great communicators. We say that they have ‘the gift of the gab’. But what if you are…

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Flexible Working: If you don’t ask you don’t get

The second annual survey from jobsite Workingmums.co.uk has found that women who ask about flexible working before they go on maternity leave are likely to get…

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Britain is a Nation of Nightmare Bosses

You're Fired! is a phrase heard many times from Sir Alan Sugar during The Apprentice Whilst Sir Alan calls himself Britain's most belligerent boss we found…

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Why your sales people still get price objections?

Whenever I’m speaking to sales managers and directors, I find that many are frustrated that seemingly no matter what they say to their sales team, the…

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The value of a sounding board

In times of Change, people feel much more secure with strong and clear leadership, but they need considered action and decisions from their leaders. The trouble…