Management & Strategy

6 tips for an executive to make the company calm

Business is not only a dream come true, independence and development, but also a source of stress. You have to achieve goals, fulfil plans, fight for your staff, conquer the…
Published on December 3, 2021
By Iris Barker

Axel Springer will require employees to report office romances

Media group Axel Springer SE wants to require its nearly 16,000 employees to report intimate relationships between managers and subordinates, the Financial Times reports. This follows a high-profile scandal in…
Published on November 9, 2021
By Iris Barker

PWC: Companies with their own value system prove more resilient during crisis

According to the PwC report, companies with a strong corporate culture have adapted better to the current crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with employees complaining less about slowdowns in…
Published on October 22, 2021
By Iris Barker

Obscure numbers: Why scorecards don’t help make business better

Technologies enable us to collect a huge number of indicators. The accuracy of numbers creates the pleasing illusion of no ambiguity, and our ability to receive and process them creates…
Published on October 19, 2021
By Iris Barker

Walmart launches its own fintech startup

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports that Walmart, a major US retailer, will create its own fintech startup led by former top Goldman Sachs executives. According to the newspaper, the…
Published on October 18, 2021
By Iris Barker

Amazon drops plans to require employees to work three days in offices

Amazon has scrapped plans to require its workers to work three days a week in the office when they return. Team managers will now be able to determine the number…
Published on October 12, 2021
By Iris Barker

Melinda French Gates enters the US most richest women list for the first time

A total of 56 women are among the richest people in the US, with a combined fortune of $564 billion. Those who made their fortune on their own are fewer…
Published on October 7, 2021
By Iris Barker

United Airlines to lay off almost 600 unvaccinated employees

US airline United Airlines said in an internal letter that almost all of its 67,000 employees working in the US had been vaccinated against COVID-19. However, The Wall Street Journal…
Published on September 30, 2021
By Iris Barker

Bloomberg lists the world’s richest families

Bloomberg has ranked the world's most weatlhy families. According to the publication, the Waltons, the owners of Walmart, topped it with a fortune of $238.2B.
Published on September 20, 2021
By Iris Barker

Four levels of business communication

Communication helps build interactions between different groups and organizations. Conversations, especially in a business environment, often follow the same patterns. There can be four types of such communication patterns, and…
Published on September 10, 2021
By Iris Barker

Amazon to hire 55,000 skilled employees in the coming months

Amazon plans to hire 55,000 new employees in the coming months, in addition to last year's massive hiring spree, and in this case we are talking about office workers and…
Published on September 2, 2021
By Iris Barker

Nike gives a week’s leave to all employees to “rest and recover”

Nike granted a week's holiday to all employees at its US offices in August. The company took the step to allow staff to "rest and recover" from the coronavirus pandemic.
Published on September 1, 2021
By Iris Barker

Three prejudices about business strategy

Companies spend a great deal of time meticulously developing strategic plans. But most executives estimate their success rate of 25% to 35% at best, while less optimistic experts cite a…
Published on August 13, 2021
By Iris Barker

Why workaholism is dangerous and what to do about it

Workaholics experience an uncontrollable urge to engage in work. They feel a conflict between their passion and other areas of life. Let's find out what the dangers of workaholism are,…
Published on August 6, 2021
By Iris Barker

Blizzard changes head managers

US company Blizzard has dismissed Allen Brack as president and appointed two executives at once - Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra.
Published on August 4, 2021
By Iris Barker

McDonald’s sets up new department to work on app and loyalty system

McDonald's fast-food chain has announced creation of a new division, the so-called Customer Experience Team. It will combine work on the McDonald's app and the recently launched MyMcDonald's Rewards loyalty…
Published on July 27, 2021
By Iris Barker

Employees start fleeing Credit Suisse, senior manager forced to apologise

Employees have started fleeing the Middle East and African offices of European bank Credit Suisse, Bloomberg says. Analysts cite resentment at the style of Bruno Daher, head of the Middle…
Published on July 20, 2021
By Iris Barker

Simple rules to apply science of persuasion

Some people seem to possess a magic wand when it comes to persuading others. In reality, it's not magic, but a science that can be learned.
Published on July 16, 2021
By Iris Barker

Bank of England staff will work in the office one day a week

From September this year, the Bank of England will change the working hours of its staff: most of them will only need to be in the office one day a…
Published on July 7, 2021
By Iris Barker

Apple explores possibility of decentralised work

Senior Apple executives expect the company to reduce its reliance on Silicon Valley, where the company is headquartered, in order to retain its workforce, Bloomberg reported, citing sources.
Published on July 5, 2021
By Iris Barker

Three steps to change your life

To change, it is not enough just to want to change. Everyone who has tried at least once knows this. You need to understand how change happens, and more importantly,…
Published on July 2, 2021
By Iris Barker

Buffett gives half his shares to charity

Warren Buffett reported that he has already fulfilled 50% of his promise to give away all his company's shares to charity. The value of the securities he donated is about…
Published on June 24, 2021
By Iris Barker

Experts: Economic losses from stress at work are rising

Workplace stress costs the global economy more than $8 trillion annually, Gallup analysts have calculated.
Published on June 16, 2021
By Iris Barker

Early career: Simple advice for a head start

Economists and sociologists agree: working between the ages of twenty and thirty has a very large impact on career development. Around two thirds of wage increases occur in the first…
Published on June 14, 2021
By Iris Barker

Former Volkswagen chief, other top executives to pay €288M for dieselgate

German carmaker Volkswagen said it reached an agreement with former CEO Martin Winterkorn and three other former top executives on the issue of compensation for the "dieselgate". In total, VW…
Published on June 10, 2021
By Iris Barker

Apple employees speak out against return to office

Apple employees have spoken out against a new company rule that would require them to work from the office at least three days a week. According to them, working remotely…
Published on June 7, 2021
By Iris Barker

Three ways to re-focus and let your brain rest

Excessive concentration tires the brain. It takes away energy, exhausts you, and interferes with self-control. It makes you more impulsive and less efficient. As a result, you risk making rash…
Published on May 31, 2021
By Iris Barker

Pain points and weaknesses: How to resist manipulators at work

Everyone has weaknesses and pain points, and pushing them tends to throw us off balance.
Published on May 10, 2021
By Iris Barker

Bloomberg: investment banks are rushing to find employees

Hundreds of vacancies for entry-level professionals have been opened by leading investment banks amid rising investment activity and associated emotional burnout among employees, Bloomberg news agency reported.
Published on May 3, 2021
By Iris Barker

Two exercises for handling inadequate people

Communicating with an irrational person is a skill comparable in difficulty to competing in the Olympics, and you'll have a better chance of success if you start training early and…
Published on April 16, 2021
By Iris Barker

What differentiation is and why we need it in business and everyday life

Imagine if you dialed 911 and the operator also panicked and did not send anyone to you. If everyone agreed with everyone else, we would still be afraid of falling…
Published on April 2, 2021
By Iris Barker

Company’s mission: What is yours?

Chances are your company already has a mission statement. Perhaps it adorns the walls of your office or, conversely, it sits on a shelf or in a desk drawer somewhere.…
Published on March 26, 2021
By Iris Barker

Get out of your own way: Correcting inner mistakes

Sometimes we think that everyone around us is to blame for our troubles. Surprisingly, our worst enemy is ourselves. And it is because of our self-destructive behaviour that relationships often…
Published on March 12, 2021
By Iris Barker

McKinsey changes the company’s head after several scandals

One of the world's largest consulting firms, McKinsey, has announced that Bob Sternfels has been elected as the new global managing partner, the de facto head of the company.
Published on March 11, 2021
By Iris Barker

Three myths about implementing business strategies

Organisations spend a lot of time meticulously developing strategic plans to compete successfully in the marketplace. However, most executives estimate the success rate of these plans to be between 25%…
Published on March 5, 2021
By Iris Barker

How to use mirroring for better persuasion

Some people seem to possess a magic wand when it comes to persuading others. In reality, it's not magic, but a science that can be learned.
Published on February 19, 2021
By Iris Barker

Goldman Sachs launches money management service for investors with $1000 capital

Bank for millionaires Goldman Sachs has launched an asset management service for mass investors with a capital as little as $1,000. Unlike Robinhood and other companies that help first-time investors…
Published on February 17, 2021
By Iris Barker

Three key elements for a breakthrough in work and life

You've already reached a certain point, but the next step is so far away that you can't even think about getting there yourself? You need a breakthrough.
Published on January 15, 2021
By Iris Barker

Buddhism for business: A mantra for success

On any given day in life, you are in one of three stages: aspiration, success, failure. At each of them, you are battling with ego.
Published on December 11, 2020
By Iris Barker

The art of saying No to find new energy

The modern world is stunning and distracting. News come from every screen, and we have many screens. Work is exhausting and never ends. How do we stop? How do we…
Published on November 20, 2020
By Iris Barker

The challenges Covid-19 is posing to learning, teaching, and working in society

At enlightED Virtual Edition 2020, leaders of higher education institutions discussed taking “a crash course into the future”
Published on November 4, 2020
By Editorial Team

Seven tips to create cozy home space for remote work

At the height of the pandemic, many people work remotely and so they know how important it is to create a comfortable place that helps work and concentrate. Most of…
Published on October 30, 2020
By Iris Barker

70% of Silicon Valley employees report burnout at remote work

The majority of Silicon Valley employees (68%) said they felt more exhausted than when they worked in the office before the coronavirus pandemic.
Published on October 19, 2020
By Iris Barker

Funny job: Easy ways to gamify your work

Wouldn't it be great if we could play at work? Games make us focused, active, attentive. We feel strength and energy in ourselves, turn on the imagination and try to…
Published on October 16, 2020
By Iris Barker

Billionaires Insights 2020: Wealth of billionaires around the world grows by 20% in last 2 years

According to analysts from UBS and PwC, over the past two and a half years, the combined wealth of billionaires from different countries has grown by 19%. After a slight…
Published on October 8, 2020
By Iris Barker

Disney lays off 28,000 employees in USA amid coronavirus pandemic

Disney has announced its decision to lay off about 28,000 employees in U.S. amusement parks in response to the coronavirus crisis, Disney Parks CEO Josh D'Amaro said in a statement.
Published on September 30, 2020
By Iris Barker

Eight rules of persuasion

Some seem to have a magic wand when it comes to convincing others. This is not really magic, but science that can be learned. Let's talk about it as briefly…
Published on September 25, 2020
By Iris Barker

Ralph Lauren to cut staff by 15% by next summer

The company Ralph Lauren Corporation intends to reduce costs by 180-200 million dollars by reducing the number of full-time employees by the summer by 15%, follows from the release of…
Published on September 23, 2020
By Iris Barker

The pain that you need: How to learn from your mistakes

Everyone makes mistakes. The only difference is that successful people learn from mistakes, and losers don't. Ray Dalio, one of the richest people in the world and author of The…
Published on September 18, 2020
By Iris Barker

Study: Alcohol and junk food manufacturers tailor their marketing to COVID-19

The NCD Alliance and Spectrum have released a study on the marketing strategies of alcohol, junk food and tobacco manufacturers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Paying tribute to their contribution to…
Published on September 14, 2020
By Iris Barker