Driven to distraction in your workplace? Try the The Isolator! A full-face helmet made from solid wood, this cuts out 95 per cent of noise. A small piece of glass painted black with a thin segment scraped clear allows you to see only the screen in front of you. Okay, so maybe Hugo from the […]
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You don’t have to be a football fan to marvel at the recent Champions League semi-final comeback by Liverpool against Barcelona. And you don’t have to be Tigger to bounce back from a professional time-out or career setback. Whether it was due to starting a family, taking a sabbatical to go canoeing in Costa Rica,
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You don’t have to be Yoda in a bathrobe to stay perfectly calm under pressure. As a species, our minds and bodies are capable of dealing with low or moderate stress. In fact, a pressurised environment can even inspire us to take on challenges and achieve more than we thought possible. But, when anxiety becomes
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Good news or bad news first? Okay the bad news. An estimated 265 shops closed in Scotland last year, with industry analysts blaming changing shopping habits (next day delivery from online, anyone?), economic belt-tightening (a is for austerity) and rising business rates for stores. Now the good news. According to the same data just released
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When it comes to the world of marketing being original is the ultimate goal. It’s vital for maximising a product’s potential and this means consistently being imaginative and creative in order to be fresh and relevant. Inspiration can come from many different places: a conversation in the pub, a line heard in a song, a
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Did you know the legislation regulating charities in Scotland is now almost 15 years old? Although nowhere near as ancient as many of our laws, it’s aged enough to catch the eye of The Law Society of Scotland. Following a government consultation and commitment to review the paperwork, it’s calling for even wider reform of
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When a new character joined the Mr Men and Little Miss book series, female engineers were delighted Little Miss Inventor was challenging stereotypes. She has gone on to become a positive role model for girls who want to enjoy a career not only in engineering but also many other historically male-dominated industries. Show all IT/Telecommunication
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You could almost feel the starch crinkle shirt collars when 150-year-old Wall Street company Goldman Sachs asked employees what they’d like to wear to work. And there may have been the sound of top buttons popping when, in homage to Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg, hoodie and sneakers won the Twitter poll. After all, such informality
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Have you ever found yourself wondering what everyone else is getting up to on their days off? Do you ruin your own holiday with niggling fears your best managers are off seeking new roles with rival companies? It’s time for you to take a break . . . and bring the gang. Show all
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Did you know that top among inspirational online quotes for ‘women in construction’ is this from Joanna Lumley? “NASA space scientists are studying giraffe skin so they can apply what they learn from it to the construction of spacesuits.” Erm . . . well maybe it could be seen as sticking a (long) neck out
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