Inspirational, insightful, educational or just downright funny, advice is valuable in all aspects of life but especially in the workplace. It’s even more handy to have if it comes from someone who’s “been there, got the t-shirt”. In the call and contact centre sector, good managers know being thrown in at the deep end isn’t […]
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Following the worst hurricane season in living memory, islands across the Caribbean have been stripped to bare rock by winds of almost 200 miles an hour. Homes have been flattened, palm trees toppled and, in some cases, a state of emergency declared. Since the 1990s some of these small, idyllic islands have operated as tax
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Sometimes life can feel like a series of decisions. A night out on the town or a box set binge? Cook dinner from scratch or call in a takeaway? Of course, some decisions are more important than others – yes, even more important than penne Arrabiatta versus pizza. For instance, when it comes to planning
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Charlie the male nurse from BBC’s hit show Casualty may have gallantly done his bit to challenge gender stereotypes, but there’s no doubt nursing stubbornly remains a female-dominated field. Only recently a leading academic said the future of NHS nursing in Scotland will become untenable unless more men join the ranks. Currently less than 10
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Winter is coming! Thankfully, there will be no White Walkers on their way, too, but there will be sniffles and sneezes aplenty. Yes, nurses, doctors and a whole range of medical professionals are bracing themselves for the months ahead. Already the first coughs are being heard in GPs’ waiting rooms, marking the start of the
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On those rare occasions when a judge shows how far removed they are from the reality of everyday life, it always causes a giggle in the gallery. Who can forget the high court libel case when Mr Justice Popplewell asked: “What is Linford Christie’s lunchbox?” With red faces all round, the famous sprinter was compelled
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The skills learned while studying law don’t have to remain trapped in dusty reference books or hidden from sight under a powdered wig in droning court rooms. The truth is not everyone follows the direct path from university to traineeship to law firm. At any point in your career, from newbie solicitor to senior partner,
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If you were able to take a sneak peek inside the mind of a business analyst, you might be surprised to discover there’s an entire construction team hard at work in there – everyone from the architect to the estimator to the brickie. The difference with this crack team of in-head specialists is they’re not
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There’s never been a better time to forge a career in HR, thanks largely to an increase in the number of potential ways to start out. This is no longer a graduate-only sector. In fact, apprenticeships and trainee positions have opened up HR to people of all ages and backgrounds – from school leavers to
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Who would have thought a flame-haired singer belting out Galway Girl would actually be beneficial at work? But it’s true. According to research just published by LinkedIn and Spotify, Ed Sheeran has been voted the “most appropriate popular artist to play at work”. The survey also found more than half (57%) of HR and recruitment
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