Happy National Sickie Day

Happy National Sickie Day

I’m sure we’ve all been there, when we wake up one morning and have a slight tickle or sickly feeling but not really enough to warrant the day off work but we do anyway. We wrestle with the idea that we are definitely going down with something and the reasons why we...
Managing your manager

Managing your manager

When I was at BT one of the best things I did was to look for a business mentor. I had to find someone who was not in the same line of business as me, who was ideally local, who was a couple of grades above me, and who was keen to mentor someone in the business. I had...
The true costs of Pay & Display parking

The true costs of Pay & Display parking

During a recent Red Tiger team day in sunny Southport the team started discussing (slightly ranting) the costs and inconvenience of town centre parking charges. There are many well publicised factors driving the decline in our town centre retail and increased...
Blue Monday in the New World Order

Blue Monday in the New World Order

Today, is Blue Monday, which apparently is the most depressing day of the year. The causes are numerous, bad weather (well those of us who are UK based can all vouch for that), lack of money after the excesses of Xmas, or precisely the time when our self-improvement...
How to win at Interviews

How to win at Interviews

It is that time of year where some 2nd year undergraduates are going through the process of finding industrial placements for their 3rd year.  This could be the first time you have had to do a formal interview and the stakes are high as industrial placements are often...