Being a Monday morning this may not be what you want to see right now, a list of workplace maladies, compiled by James Adonis. If you answer "yes" eight times, get out right now. :) A survey of 2000 people conducted by Robert Walters found that 80% of employees view meetings as a waste of time. The most incompetent manager I ever worked for spent 90 minutes in ... Read full entry

The five habits of effective and successful leaders by John McKee. Truly powerful people have an air of calm about them. This helps those around them act more rationally and be more successful pushing the organisation through difficult times. Exhibit calmness at all times. It will become your nature.

Office gossip, an essential skill: This is of interest. "If you are constantly off having coffee with a colleague, chatting in the tea room and swapping office gossip over the printer, you are not a slacker. Not at all, in fact you are likely to be a high-performing manager." 7 Ways to use StumbleUpon as a Discovery Tool: great write up from Meg at Dipping into the ... Read full entry