Smells like team spirit. Leicester captain Wes Morgan celebrates scoring against Manchester United.
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Egg roulette, terrible passing stats and the odd pizza. The psychology that builds success.
South African President Jacob Zuma delivers an address at the Inaugural Ubuntu Awards in Cape Town.
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The essence of Ubuntu can best be found in Africa’s informal economies. They are not dependent on western shareholders or donations, and certainly not subject to western management education.
Parachuting in a new CEO is not always a quick fix for saving distressed firms.
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More large Australian companies are looking to outsiders to turn their fortunes around, but the evidence shows it can be a misguided strategy.
Not everyone gets the corner office.
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The fact that ambition, competence and interpersonal skills are not well correlated could explain why many managers struggle.
The informal economy represents about 72% of total employment in sub-Saharan Africa.
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The informal economy in sub-Saharan Africa is largely marginalised despite its significant contribution to employment and GDP.
It’s a tough time of year.
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Laughter really is the best medicine for a wide range of problems at work – from dealing with tension to identifying workplace conflict.
End of an era. Again.
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José Mourinho’s second departure from Chelsea is his real encounter with failure. Few would have predicted such a catastrophic fall from grace.
Good ideas from some of the best brains in the game for budding entrepreneurs ready to break the mould.
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This is a list of old and new books on entrepreneurship. The common thing about them is that they give entrepreneurs the tools they need to start their businesses.
Taking the biscuit. UK organisations need some quality control.
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Efforts to fix the UK’s failure to make more stuff and be more profitable focus too far up the chain.
It doesn’t have to be an uphill battle.
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How to beat Goliath when competing for the best talent: hire against stereotype and keep quiet when you find the right formula.
Shadow boxing. Will levelling the playing field work?
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Removing names from CVs is a start, but we need to do much more to beat discrimination.
Michael Fassbender playing Steve Jobs.
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The latest Steve Jobs film does not shy away from showing the darker sides of his character and the cult of leadership that surrounded him.
Heads of the board.
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Lord Sugar’s approach to business leadership might make fun viewing but it doesn’t reflect the modern boardroom.
Calls are mounting for Jose Mourinho to get the sack.
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Is it better for a club to sack their manager now or wait until later?
The world in their hands. But were hopes for CSR over-inflated?
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How to make companies take seriously their responsibilities to the rest of us.
Flag carrier. Easyjet CEO Carolyn McCall.
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Measures to bring more female directors into the executive suite are failing to boost performance. Here’s why…
Awaiting a new model. Car firms struggle to adapt.
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Volkswagen’s example offers up a useful lesson in managing a troublesome hierarchy.
Consumer baiting?
Tom Simpson
Why do companies devote so much energy to ingenuity that causes harm?
Seeing behind the headlines on executive pay.
Richard Rutter
It is too easy to blame naked greed for rising CEO pay. New research signals that bosses are being compensated for the risk of the chop.
Diversity in the workplace doesn’t always offer advantages.
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Countries with ageing populations have plenty to gain from managing effectively across generations.