The United Kingdom’s science and technology sector is braced for change following the country’s recent vote in favour of Brexit. Just as for big business, it was an unwelcome outcome for the scientific community, since UK based researchers collaborate with their peers across the EU in large numbers, not only…
Author: jamieharrison
Reflections on Happiness at the Workplace
When organizations and employees think about work satisfaction, they usually consider factors such as the attractiveness of the task, the quality of leadership, the friendliness of colleagues, company culture and brand, career opportunities or compensation and benefits. What is common with all of them is that they are external factors. And…
Business School: Mecca
There’s no doubting, given the right course is selected, that an MBA can work wonders, affording prospects for higher pay, richer opportunities and a speedier ascent up the career ladder. Those looking to hone their general management skills and leadership credentials should look to a reputable business school to catalyse…
Getting More Women into the Boardroom
Tech companies seem to have inherited the Earth from more staid and conservative sectors, such as financial services. They have broken the business mould in numerous different ways, but where they let themselves down is in the gender make-up of the boardroom. Given their hot property status and the likelihood many…
Venezuela and the Curse of Oil
With Venezuela home to the world’s largest crude oil reserves you’d be forgiven for thinking the country’s people must enjoy a super high standard of living. Sadly, however, due to chronic mismanagement and corruption, the black gold has benefitted a select few only, with ordinary citizens currently wrestling with hyper-inflation,…
The Not So Gold Vicenza
From the Alps to the Adriatic Sea, small family-run businesses, mid-sized companies and the most cutting-edge international players choose the Veneto region in Italy to set up base. With superb art, food and style, Vicenza, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a city in the productive heartland of the North…