From lab to marketplace
Malcolm McCulloch is one of a growing number of UK academics who are using the services of a technology transfer company to get their inventions off the drawing board and into our homes
Before you quit the day job
Moonlighting is a sensible way to set up a business during a recession, according to the founder of Notonthehighstreet.com, Holly Tucker, who for more than a year ran a company while working for someone else
Bosses are a bad idea
There are no managers or employees at the high-tech materials company WL Gore ? only "associates". "It's a very chaotic environment," says Terri Kelly, chief executive officer, with pride
Work worth waking up for
Tired of the daily grind? Rhymer Rigby hears from people who have turned their hobbies, pastimes and passions into full-time careers
A woman of two styles
The head of GE in northern Europe mixes French idealism and US-style management
From the dump to the pump
A UK company is using landfill waste to run trucks for less than the price of diesel
Worst times can be the best
A crisis creates an external rationale to make unpopular but necessary changes. In a downturn, investors and boards are more forgiving of short-term earnings dips that might result from actions to improve the organisation in the long term, writes Donald Sull
Play the home advantage
From shoes to scientific instruments, smart companies are using their local strengths to compete against formidable global rivals
View from the Top
Allan Cook, chief executive of Cobham, the UK aerospace and defence company, on the impact of government budgetary pressures and why the financial crisis may help solve a skills shortage
Flexible working saves jobs and trims fat
The final part of a series on managing in a downturn looks at new work practices
Salesmen sitting pretty
After selling their first venture, two friends are putting the 'up' into upholstery online
Direct line to Japanese growth
After four years, Acrodea's software runs on almost every new mobile in the country
Identity revealed in the palm of one hand
Biometric systems are preventing both accidents and imposters
On the playing fields of Bangkok
Many British private schools are opening overseas offshoots
Lunches that make for better afternoons
From photography to sheep shearing, using meal breaks well can bring benefits


From lab to marketplace
Malcolm McCulloch is one of a growing number of UK academics who are using the services of a technology transfer company to get their inventions off the drawing board and into our homes
Bosses are a bad idea
There are no managers or employees at the high-tech materials company WL Gore ? only "associates". "It's a very chaotic environment," says Terri Kelly, chief executive officer, with pride
Work worth waking up for
Tired of the daily grind? Rhymer Rigby hears from people who have turned their hobbies, pastimes and passions into full-time careers
Workers ready to deal
Strike action now will bring about mutually assured destruction for employers and employees. Pragmatic deal-making is the order of the day, writes Stefan Stern
Worst times can be the best
A crisis creates an external rationale to make unpopular but necessary changes. In a downturn, investors and boards are more forgiving of short-term earnings dips that might result from actions to improve the organisation in the long term, writes Donald Sull
A woman of two styles
The head of GE in northern Europe mixes French idealism and US-style management
Play the home advantage
From shoes to scientific instruments, smart companies are using their local strengths to compete against formidable global rivals
Slash 'n' burn is not enough
Some companies are strong because of their market position, which is down to their people, writes Stefan Stern
A thirst for success
The head of Carlsberg, has only once had to apply for a job ? and that was his first. He keeps getting approached, he says. "I have been lucky throughout my career...never having had to start looking."
Wanted: a return to the thrill of small ads
I have a sentimental attachment to the role of luck and industry in ferreting out obscure opportunities among old-fashioned classifieds, writes Luke Johnson
Sales people must get smart
The old concept of the hard-toiling, road-warrior salesman has lost all relevance, writes Stefan Stern
'Uptitling' gains stature in troubled times
With pay rises scarce, many executives are prepared to accept a more impressive job description in the hope that it will lead to advancement.
CFOs peer into bleak future
A series on managing in a downturn looks at the importance of the finance role
North-east's new take on recession
Being your own boss was once unusual in the region, but a lot has changed
Leadership lessons from 1955
Some old officer training notes offer clear, purposeful and persuasive thoughts, writes Stefan Stern