Work Life Philosophy

• The seven happiness secrets
• How to stay sanguine no matter how bad things get - very apt in these tough times.
• See more in: happiness, tips, guide

• The history of business
• Where did the expression 'a nation of shopkeepers' come from and are we really still?
• See more in: shopkeeper, shopkeepers, England, Napoleon, Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations, UK

• The changing face of work
• A guide to economic and workplace developments from 1700 to the present day, with one eye on the future, by Workology.
• See more in: history, economics, employment, industrial revolution, timeline, labour, internet, unemployment, working hours, employee

• History of business – regulation in the Middle Ages
• Bureaucracy is a major bugbear of small-business owners, but even hundreds of years ago there were plenty of hoops for the small businessman to jump through.
• See more in: Middle Ages, bureaucracy, red tape, regulations, merchant guilds, craft guilds

• Perception and reality: the brand-building guide
• A small-business guide to how various businesses establish - or fail to establish - a reputation in line with customer experience.
• See more in: advertising, marketing, Body Shop, Nike, Stella Artois, news analysis, brand

• The modern business owner
• Shifting perceptions of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurialism mean people should find it easier to draw inspiration from business.
• See more in: entrepreneur, entrepreneurialism, Richard Branson, Alan Sugar, report, 1980s, ethical consumerism

• Buying friends reunited and other silly decisions
• New-media mistakes made by people who are usually surefooted.
• See more in: new media, internet, online, technology, social networking, MySpace, Facebook, Friends Reunited, ITV, Mark Zuckerberg, Rupert Murdoch, Bill Gates, Microsoft

• Everything in moderation – even stress
• Rather like oxygen, stress is something that continually damages us yet has been absolutely essential in the survival of our species.
• See more in: stress, work, science, biology

• Genius: born or made?
• Recent research has cast doubt on the idea that genius can ever be innate. Could it be true that inspiration really is 99% perspiration?
• See more in: genius, nature, nurture, education, science, philosophy

• Verbal gaffes
• A catalogue of verbal gaffes by people who really should know better.
• See more in: quotes, humour

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