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The choke factor is visible in tournament-style athletics competitions, and should teach managers about incentives.
A #MeToo protestor encourages others to ‘balance ton porc’ – expose their aggressors.
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The mere existence of mechanisms to report incidents at work is not enough – whistleblowers have to believe they’ll be believed.
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The UK lags behind poor nations when it comes to young business owners, so what’s stopping them taking the plunge.
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Why working with friends – or making better friends with colleagues – is beneficial.
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People working in caring professions are not superhuman.
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Jobs of the future will require emotional intelligence to complement the sophisticated machines we work with, so we need to equip young people with this vital skill
Harvey Weinstein (third from left) faces allegations, but it’s not just a problem in showbiz.
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The nature of the entertainment industry has always made some more vulnerable.
The floor scrubber of the year 2000, as seen from the 19th century, complete with attendant human.
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A common theme from science fiction is a vision of a world where humans do less work and machines do more. Why have we not yet reached that point?
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Policymakers can get more for their money when planing incentives for mothers to work.
There may be trouble ahead.
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Did pride come before the fall for Ireland’s budget airline?
Approximately 15% of employed people whose main job is in arts or recreation services industries have more than one job.
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We can expect to see a rise in part-time employed people using second jobs as a solution to insufficient hours in their main job.
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The UK’s biggest industry is poised to lose a big chunk of its (human) workers.
While office workers often worry they sit too long while on the job, research suggests standing at work increases the risk of heart disease.
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Annoyed you don’t have a sit-stand desk? Spare a thought for those workers who have to stand all day: Standing may double the risk of heart disease.
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The reality of life as an academic – not quite as comfortable as you might think.
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Do you reply to emails first thing in the morning and last thing at night? Your company should be insisting that you don’t.
In the seventeenth century lawyers, civil servants and other new professionals began to work from offices in Amsterdam, London and Paris.
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The history of the office illustrates not only how our work has changed but also how work’s physical spaces respond to cultural, technological and social forces.
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His anti-PC ‘manifesto’ might be filled with nonsense, but that doesn’t mean James Damore’s thoughts have no value, or that he should have been fired.
Challenging times for junior doctors.
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Starting a new job is never easy, never mind one that puts people’s lives in your hands on a daily basis.
Employees are not working at work and working at home.
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Sending personal emails, a bit of online shopping, checking out your friend’s holiday snaps on Facebook: that’s workplace cyberloafing.
‘Now, where did I put that purpose?’
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Ethics and a clear vision really do matter – especially in these turbulent times.