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.
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
I wouldn't have stayed in the magazine business, I'd have moved into TV, radio and movies.
02 Dec 2004
It's the fastest-growing training practice, but does coaching really help companies?
02 Dec 2004
| by Howard Davies, the director of the London School of Economics
Perlman's Christmas cracker; a haze over Hong Kong; alternative credit; plain sailing.
12 Nov 2004
| by Jeremy Bullmore
This is embarrassing. Our house is desperately in need of renovation, but I don't have the money. My wife has signed us up to one of those reality TV house makeover shows, which would mean we'd get much of the renovation done for free.
04 Nov 2004
| by Richard Reeves
For HR strategy to influence the bottom line, it has to intermesh with other changes.
01 Nov 2004
| by Jeremy Bullmore
I've really screwed up. My company division has been losing money for years, but with some clever accounting and a nod and a wink from our company accountant, I've managed to hide the loss.
01 Nov 2004
I wouldn't do much differently, and that's not being smug about it.