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You Are Not a Large Corporation. A manifesto for the self-employed.

I came across Paul Jarvis’ manifesto for the self-employed and it made me smile. We collaborate with a number of freelancers and when you talk to them about work and life, much of Jarvis’ manifesto rings true. Jarvis is a web designer and author.

Will 360-degree compensation reviews drive team collaboration?

Here is an idea to have HR departments quivering. Gary Hamel, the American management expert, in a recent interview for McKinsey has suggested that companies adopt a 360-compensation review to drive better collaboration. He says,

Millward Brown presents the eight annual edition of the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands

Over the past seven years the S&P 500 has increased in market value by 23%. Millward Brown’s basket of 100 companies that make up the BrandZ 100 companies has increased in value by 58% demonstrating that strong brands significantly out perform the stock market benchmark.

Calvin’s guide to boosting creativity

Bill Watterson’s long running comic strip Calvin and Hobbes has long been a favourite of mine for its philosophical take on life. This strip struck a particular cord…

“Make good art”, advice for surviving life from Neil Gaiman

I came across the very funny address author Gaiman gave last year to the graduating class at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts.

Good writing or talented writing?

I find it interesting how often clients baulk at the idea of spending any money of a copy writer for their websites. “The copy is good enough,” is a refrain I hear again and again.

What would you do if you weren’t afraid?

Last week I finally got around to reading Sheryl Sandberg’s much discussed book Lean In.

Warwick University proves that happiness boosts productivity

“Does happiness make people more productive workers?” was the question that Andrew Oswald, Eugenio Proto, and Daniel Sgroi of Warwick University’s Economics Department sought to answer.

The Value of Big Data Isn’t the Data

‘Big Data!’ The latest buzz word and the topic of a multitude of articles, essays and blog posts. Everyone knows they should be harnessing the power of big data, but how much are businesses really capitalising on this wealth of information?

We’re jammin’

As someone who works in the creative industry, I know all too well how hard it can be to constantly come up with fresh ideas. Today’s HBR management tip is on the very hot topic of innovation jams, which many companies are using to meet this challenge.

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