01 Nov 2002
BRAIN FOOD: Earning curve Inventions -
01 Nov 2002
| by MATTHEW GWYTHER, Editor
EDITORIAL: More fascinating than a theme park - It's always mystified me that manufacturing has an inexplicable ability to come over as boring. Over the years, those who make things have not done a great job in selling the attractions of their industry to
01 Nov 2002
| by MARY CHAPMAN, Chartered Management Institute chief executive
IN MY OPINION: Chartered Management Institute chief executive Mary
Chapman urges business leaders to place more value on professional
management practice - Ask most business leaders what they feel is critical to the success of their organisation, and to t
01 Nov 2002
| by EVAN DAVIS, economics editor of the BBC
CUTTING ROOM: Why Harvard loves a recession; celebrity cult that
went too far; Cornish pasties at the heart of Europe; funny, I've heard
that joke before ... Evan Davis at large - I've just spent a useful day at Harvard Business School, talking to staff a
01 Nov 2002
BRAIN FOOD: It just might work - Sporting chance - To improve your management performance, be a sport. It's not just ace athletes who should turn to sports psychologists for help - one shrink claims 'business people face greater demands than anything in s
01 Nov 2002
BRAIN FOOD: Unlikely managers - Racing yacht skipper. GBR
Challenge, America's Cup, New Zealand - Name: Ian Walker
01 Nov 2002
| by IAN JEFFERY, a partner of Lewis Silkin Solicitors:
mailto:ian.jeffery@lewissilkin.com
BRAIN FOOD: Webspace rules - Online trademark trap - As webmasters search for their next hit, a growing number of optimisation techniques have been developed to increase web site traffic. Common techniques include metatags and reserving certain terms with
01 Nov 2002
| by OCTAVIUS BLACK, managing director of The Mind Gym,
www.themindgym.com
BRAIN FOOD: Route to the top ... How to get 90 minutes from an
hour - Divide and allocate your time. The people you want to spend time with (eg, clients) won't often be those who want to spend time with you (eg, potential suppliers). Decide what proportio
01 Nov 2002
| by SARAH DOUKAS, founder and MD of Storm Model Management
BRAIN FOOD: Room service - Where Sarah Doukas stays - FOR BUSINESS - Le Bristol in Paris has a wonderful 18th-century decadence. It's a great location and good place to network, and it would make an ideal base for shopping. The rooms are spacious and airy
01 Nov 2002
| by KHALID AZIZ, chairman of spoken communications specialists, The
Aziz Corporation - www.azizcorp.com
BRAIN FOOD: Speaking out Baroness Hogg, Chairman of 3i and BBC
Governor - Addressing finance directors the day after another US accounting scandal is a tough call. Sarah Hogg decided to feel their pain and was right to do so, helping assuage any feelings