Does Grammar Have A Future?
In a world where emails, texts, tweets, videos and photographs are increasingly used to communicate, is there still a role for old-fashioned grammar? Or is it being made redundant by the use of new technology?
Read MoreDo You Have The Right Skills?
Technology is continuing to change the workplace and highlight the need for companies and employees to be more flexible in what they do and how they do it. The tradition of training for a single career and working for a single company until retirement is over. In its place is a new model based on having the right skills, different jobs and a number of careers.
Read MoreSupport Your Local Newspaper
Many commentators highlight the decline of local newspapers and suggest an uncertain future. Others argue their role has not changed and that there is and always will be an appetite for local news. In today’s digital environment it is worth asking who is right.
Read MoreMachines, Globalisation And Technology
The shift in the economy in recent decades from manufacturing to services represents the biggest change since the shift from agriculture in the last century. It may, in fact, represent an even bigger change as the effect on jobs is only starting to be felt.
Read MoreHow To Be A Great Boss
The role of management is often studied to see how organisations can improve performance. Relatively little attention, however, is paid to what it takes to be a great boss. In an attempt to answer the question, here are some suggestions.
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