Being excitable, skeptical, cautious and reserved can all hinder a strong manager.
The 11 reasons why business leaders fail
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A champion failure: what athletics can teach us about regulatory culture
The World Athletics Championships recently ended, but one of its defining moments will have people talking for some time. Darren Maw discusses what athletics can teach us about regulatory culture.
Leaders in retail fail to confront change with disastrous consequences for the sector
Just 14% of retail employees understand why change is good for them personally Compares poorly with engineering (30%), IT (37%), and law (52%) Poor management of change key to retailers’ poor financial results recently A lack of quality leadership in the face of change is holding the retail industry back, according to the latest research…
Council fined £30,000 for health and safety failures at warehouse blaze which killed four firefighters
A local authority has been fined £30,000 for health and safety failures linked to a warehouse blaze in which four firefighters died. Mr Justice MacDuff said the fine imposed on Warwickshire County Council reflected deficiencies in record-keeping and information given to fire crews at the time of the tragedy in November 2007. During his sentencing…
Elliot Kidd: Fail to prepare, prepare to fail
The big retailers are gearing up for Christmas 2012 like never before by announcing plans to take on thousands of staff to meet customer demand in the run-up to the big day. Amazon has said it will advertise 10,000 new jobs at its “fulfilment centres” around the UK, whilst Argos is looking for a massive…
Garage fined £6,000 for failure to heed warning
A Barking garage has been prosecuted for allowing workers to continue using unsafe electrical equipment for car repairs. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) banned M & K Autos Ltd from using a two-post vehicle hoist on 19 January 2011, until repairs were made on exposed live cables and terminals. However, workers were not informed…
47% of companies in the Fast Track 100 are still in business
SAP UK & Ireland and Delta Economics have announced findings showing that only 47% of companies that featured in the Fast Track 100 rankings at the start of the decade are still in business today. The report, which examines the fortunes and performance of the UK’s fastest growing companies since 2001, finds that a business’…