12 Dec 2004
| by Jeremy Bullmore
My boss's PA does as she pleases, especially when he is out of the office or on holiday. She arrives late, leaves early, and some days doesn't bother to show up.
12 Dec 2004
| by Jeremy Bullmore
My job doesn't offer any opportunities for training or development. I've been doing the same thing for two years and feel the need to learn some new skills, or at least to take on a new challenge.
03 Dec 2004
Finally, as December gets underway, no doubt one or two of you will be sending out Christmas cards. Royal Mail apparently handled 2.1 billion items of mail last Christmas, and the figure is likely to be even higher this year. Before you rush to get your cards in the post, read our analysis of the Royal...
03 Dec 2004
| by Andrew Saunders and Matthew Gwyther
The rugged features of Britain's most senior soldier first became familiar through newsreel reports from Kosovo.
02 Dec 2004
This week, Management Today held its first one-day conference for Britain’s Most Admired Companies awards. As well as the awards announcement, several of British business’s finest stepped up to the mic to give their views on the issues facing managers and CEOs of companies large and small.
Among...
02 Dec 2004
It wasn’t all talk and business gossip as Management Today also unveiled the results of its annual Britain’s Most Admired Company awards. The big surprise was that Tesco was knocked out of the no.1 slot. Instead, Cadbury Schweppes takes pole position in the peer-reviewed awards. The main reason Tesco...
02 Dec 2004
The tensions at the top of government have been well documented this week. David Blunkett has been battling on all fronts, both political and personal, as the ‘nannygate’ affair still dominates the papers. Gordon Brown is under fire for basing his pre-budget report on over-optimistic predictions of...
02 Dec 2004
Finally, as December kicks off and we launch into the round of lunches, drinks and dinners that marks the festive season, MT has a guide to the etiquette of a business lunch. For anyone who’s ever wondered whether it’s OK to sink a bottle of vino while simultaneously sucking on lobster claws and loudly...
02 Dec 2004
| by Jeremy Bullmore
The transnational nature of our manufacturing company means that various product assemblies are made on different sites. Unfortunately for my immediate colleagues and me, the way we operate means that we are suffering from a distinct lack of 'product rapport'.
02 Dec 2004
| by Miranda Kennett
Some of my female employees tend to bring their emotions into the workplace, which I find inappropriate.