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Rebellious employees confess their most disgraceful office scandals

October 31, 2016

By Zen Terrelonge

There are no treats to be found here, just tricks, as a CV-Library study has revealed the ten most disgraceful office scandals that UK workers have confessed to.

Trick or treat” Frighteningly creative Halloween marketing campaigns

October 28, 2016

By Zen Terrelonge

The 31 October is fast approaching and, as things prepare to go bump in the dark, we ve rounded up a handful of companies that got rather creative with Halloween marketing campaigns this year.

Investment advice entrepreneurs can learn from Snapchat

October 28, 2016

By Staff writer

Snapchat has hired bankers to prepare for an IPO that could value the firm at between $20bn and $35bn. That’s not bad for a social media site that was founded just five years ago, so what can we learn from Snapchat and its climb to success?

Five billion-dollar companies that built powerful employer branding

October 28, 2016

By Bryan Adams

Every interaction a candidate has with your company will influence your brand’s perception and image. We refer to this as employer branding?, which, simply put, is a term used to describe an organisation’s reputation to its employees, candidates and even its customers.

You?re hired: Three recruitment lessons from Alan Sugar on The Apprentice

October 27, 2016

By Staff writer

As we re getting to know this year’s batch of candidates on The Apprentice, it’s an opportune time to consider if there’s more to learn from the show and Alan Sugar than how not to behave in business situations.

Britain’s coolest and most innovative office designs

October 25, 2016

By Hunter Ruthven

Innovative office designs are a great way of both attracting and retaining the top talent, so Real Business set out to unearth some of the best examples to serve as inspiration for British business leaders.

Tesla boss Elon Musk demonstrates how to be a good leader in the face of rule-breaking

October 20, 2016

By Letitia Booty

Being a good boss means providing leadership to your employees when they slip up, as well as when things are running smoothly. This can be tricky how do you toe the line between being authoritative without being plain rude Elon Musk demonstrates how.

Techniques spies use that can double up as management lessons

October 18, 2016

By Shane Schutte

Hollywood has lovingly told us spies live in a high-tech, guns-blazing world filled with an incredible amount of car chases. But there are plenty of management lessons business leaders can learn from spies apart from the gleaned 007 tips of buy a fancy car and suit.

Classic repeat social media mistakes made by SMEs

October 18, 2016

By Staff writer

When it comes to social media mistakes, SMEs tend to repeatedly make the same blunders, so you might want to rethink your social media policy.

Creepy clowns are one of the ways your reputation can unexpectedly tumble, McDonald’s has found

October 13, 2016

By Shane Schutte

Have you ever wondered what it would take for your firm’s reputation to nosedive without you ever doing anything” Here’s a hint: steer clear of the creepy clowns phenomenon.

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