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    Want to be Prime Minister?
    Author: Frank Mulligan

    Here is an advertisement for the position of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. It appears to be open to all.



    Slow Saturday - Obama in Shanghai
    Author: Frank Mulligan

    Ok, it’s not exactly Obama, the US President but …



    Ask and You Shall Receive
    Author: Frank Mulligan

    if you don’t ask you won’t receive, no matter how deserving you think you are …



    China Employment Contracts
    Author: Frank Mulligan

    This is a very good summary of the basic things to watch out for in China employment contracts.



    Power Corrupts (II)
    Author: Frank Mulligan

    Power does not just corrupt and unconsciously make managers a bit ego-centric. It seems it can also inhibit empathy.



    State of the Workforce
    Author: Frank Mulligan

    Towers Watson recently surveyed the global workforce and has just come up with a 28-page report.



    Stress Disconnect
    Author: Frank Mulligan

    When it comes to stress …



    Work Happiness
    Author: Frank Mulligan

    On the individual level, happiness in a work environment is not necessarily correlated with high performance. But on average it appears that performance is correlated to feeling good.



    Power Corrupts
    Author: Frank Mulligan

    It appears that power, even in very small doses, does corrupt people. At the very least it makes them more ego-centric, and less concerned with the feelings of others.



    Slow Saturday - Autogiro
    Author: Frank Mulligan

    It’s like something out of The Great Race.



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