In a new book, a research management scientist examines how game-theory logic underpins many of our seemingly odd and irrational decisions.

Employees harbouring such thoughts often excel at teamwork, cooperation, and socialising.

Isn’t it interesting that many large organisations spend a significant part of their PR budget on advertising and very little on training their people to communicate effectively? Deficiencies in communication played a part in some famous engineering disasters such as the space shuttle Challenger and Columbia catastrophes, writes Carmel Wynne.

Why do most attempts at changing a company’s culture fail? What are the pitfalls to avoid? Executive coach James Sweetman discusses the main reasons why new people management, cultural change and broad upskilling initiatives fail to gain traction. When you know them you can side-step them or, better still, develop a strategy to proactively manage them.

Your CV has done its job, now only the interview lies between you and the role you are after. The path to interview success starts well before you shake the interviewer’s hand, so preparation is key, writes executive coach James Sweetman. 

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step – so said the renowned Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu. When considering innovation, many managers overlook this because they are daunted by the onerous challenges they have been led to believe are associated with setting up an innovation process, writes Chartered Engineer Liam Fennelly.