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At the end of the day, final decisions rest with you (Credit: Alamy)
Managing

Bad news. You’ve been promoted

By Eric Barton

The line between work and the rest of life has become more blurred than ever (Credit: Getty Images)
Managing

Being offline is overrated

By Eric Barton
Rescuing Leftover Cuisine takes uneaten food from restaurants and gives it to the needy. (Credit: Rescuing Leftover Cuisine)
Leadership

Not in it for the money

By Eric Barton
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Psychology

Why paranoia is actually good for you

By Eric Barton
Not adjusting to Japanese culture will ensure you don’t fit in (Credit: Getty Images)
Managing

Why you don’t give praise in Japan

By Eric Barton
Think hard about that new overseas office - does is justify the expense? (Credit: Getty Images/Lesvos Greece)
Small Business

Great strategy or massive ego trip?

By Eric Barton
Be prepared for long queues to get documents approved. (Credit: Alamy)
Corporate Responsibility

Queuing for nine hours to sign a form

By Eric Barton
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Leadership

Is fear of failure holding you back?

By Eric Barton
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Workplace

‘The most hated person in the building’

By Eric Barton
Deciding what information really matters can be harder than it seems. (Credit: Alamy)
Social Media

When it's OK to ignore customers

By Eric Barton
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Workplace

How to invent something everyone wants

By Eric Barton
A digital strategy is much, much more than having just a Facebook page (Credit: Getty Images)
Leadership

Don’t feed the trolls

By Eric Barton
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India

The secrets of success in India

By Eric Barton
Patrick Shea, co-founder of AdDaptive Intelligence (Credit: Patrick Shea)
Managing

How to give customers what they want

By Eric Barton
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Managing

When to quit a good job

By Eric Barton
With the honey bees, the cost-benefit analysis for Herman Miller was simple: bringing in bee keepers cost less than exterminators. (Credit: Alamy)
Managing

Why releasing bees was the answer

By Eric Barton