12 Jan 2004
| by Jeremy Bullmore
Q: One of my employees recently left to pursue his dream of re-training as a teacher. I was happy for him, but now other staff are getting itchy feet and are talking about leaving to fulfil their life ambitions. Is there a way I can encourage them to stay and be happy without overstepping my role as...
07 Jan 2004
Primary schools will receive the biggest boost from an increase in the number of trainee teaching places in England this year. The number of primary school trainee places will rise to 16,300 from 15,200.
01 Jan 2004
| by Emma de Vita
If blue-chip lawyers and high street banks use them, alternative training courses can't be all that daft, can they? Emma de Vita invites you to decide for yourself.
01 Jan 2004
| by Philip Beresford
If Britain is bursting with commercial energy while others economies are flatlining, we have our independent business builders to thank. We name the best.
01 Jan 2004
| by Miranda Kennett
My new boss has come from a company where they set great store by their vision and values.
01 Jan 2004
| by Jeremy Bullmore
I indirectly manage a team of about 45. Although I'm their ultimate boss, I have little contact with individual employees.
01 Jan 2004
I think I've had the perfect day. Got in very late just as Shirley on reception was on her break, so no earache from her.
01 Jan 2004
| by Drew Thomson, managing director of The AirMiles Travel Co
I was about to start up my own company when an occupational psychologist recommended I read Maverick by Ricardo Semler. He took over his father's firm and threw the old processes in the bin. He wanted to run a company that treated people with respect. Semler shows that it's OK to forget the usual management...
01 Jan 2004
| by Philip Beresford
If Britain is bursting with commercial energy while other economies are flatlining, we have our independent business-builders to thank. Philip Beresford names the best.
01 Jan 2004
| by Richard Bremner
BMW is on course for record profits and sales this year, while Fiat is enduring the most torrid time in its history. What's gone right and wrong for the carmaking families, asks Richard Bremner.