From the monthly archives:

February 2010

‘Dirty money’ needs to count for research academics

by Victoria Tomlinson February 22, 2010
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The government is on a mission to get universities and businesses working together.
In October last year, Lord Mandelson spoke at the CBI’s summit on higher education, saying “….. universities will have to deepen and diversify their sources of non-public income through commercialization of their teaching or research expertise …..”
While I think every business in the [...]

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Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

by Victoria Tomlinson February 15, 2010
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Why has this phrase become so widely used and accepted in everyday life and relationships – yet its principles overlooked in the workplace?
Michael Skapinker of the FT last week wrote about the continuing lack of women at senior levels in the workplace and covers the current debates on when and how women will make it [...]

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Toyota needs ‘emotional’ leadership

by Victoria Tomlinson February 7, 2010
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Toyota drivers ‘should not panic’.  That was what Miguel Fonseca said at 7.50am on Friday morning. Painful.
Toyota UK’s managing director admitted the Prius hybrid had brake problems, but there was no need for a recall.
The interview was unconvincing and as part of a crisis management strategy, hopeless. Coming on the back of sticking accelerators, the company needed [...]

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