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# insights and opinion

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Flexible working doesn't mean overhauling a business - here's some simple tips to make it work
Karen O'Reilly
21 Jul 2018
991
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'For half of my working life, I hid behind the name of my shop'
Martina Hamilton
20 Jul 2018
3.0k
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'I was a separated mother and a client owed me £380, so I sat on his car and wouldn't move'
Susan Bourke
19 Jul 2018
3.0k
0
'I worked on building sites and got covered in dead rats - I was the lackey'
17 Jul 2018
1.8k
0
Poll: Should restaurants be obliged to give free tap water to everyone?
16 Jul 2018
1.3k
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How employers can use 'learning lunches' to stop workers from jumping ship
Simon Winfield
15 Jul 2018
883
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How mediation helps find an 'emotionally intelligent' solution to workplace conflicts
Derek McKay
14 Jul 2018
476
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'I was a separated mother and a client owed me £380, so I sat on his car and wouldn't move'
Susan Bourke
13 Jul 2018
7.3k
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'At 10, I sold games from my bedrooom - my mother was shocked at my little enterprise'
12 Jul 2018
1.5k
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'At 10, I sold games from my bedrooom - my mother was shocked at my little enterprise'
10 Jul 2018
2.0k
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Poll: Should the State prioritise cycle lanes over other transport infrastructure?
9 Jul 2018
3.7k
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Why safer cycling is an open goal for Dublin to fix its traffic problems
Graeme McQueen
8 Jul 2018
1.4k
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Performance-related pay drives inequality in the workplace - it needs to be binned
Gareth Murphy
7 Jul 2018
1.1k
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'People might think you're flying, but it's just perception. I'm not buying a Lamborghini yet'
Irene Queally
6 Jul 2018
1.2k
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'I once wanted to be an actor - but you can't manage your destiny like an entrepreneur'
5 Jul 2018
624
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‘You need to sit in an office and go through some crappy jobs before you can run a business’
Kevin Deasy
5 Jul 2018
899
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'I once wanted to be an actor - but you can't manage your destiny like an entrepreneur'
3 Jul 2018
864
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Poll: Do you trust 'influencer advertising'?
2 Jul 2018
694
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What Amazon and a dog-inspired PR firm can teach you about naming a company
Larissa Feeney
1 Jul 2018
389
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How to streamline job interviews if you're a recruitment greenhorn
Michael Hewitt
30 Jun 2018
349
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‘You need to sit in an office and go through some crappy jobs before you can run a business’
Kevin Deasy
29 Jun 2018
1.7k
0
'I had to change job three times in six months when Uber came to London – I needed to leave'
Nik Mehta
28 Jun 2018
1.8k
1
'I didn't always deal with problems quickly enough - if you don't, it all goes pear-shaped'
26 Jun 2018
1.2k
0
Poll: Should employers be obliged to offer flexible working?
25 Jun 2018
823
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'I was naive in the beginning - when trust is broken, it's hard to deal with'
24 Jun 2018
21.7k
9
How to take a food product idea from your kitchen table to the supermarket shelf
Martin Kelleher
24 Jun 2018
535
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The 5 bad employer traits that drive workers bananas
Maureen Lynch
23 Jun 2018
1.8k
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'I had to change job three times in six months when Uber came to London – I needed to leave'
Nik Mehta
22 Jun 2018
2.3k
0
'I was naive in the beginning - when trust is broken, it's hard to deal with'
21 Jun 2018
1.1k
0
'I was naive in the beginning - when trust is broken, it's hard to deal with'
19 Jun 2018
1.7k
0
Poll: Do you support the government's proposed laws on low-hour contracts?
18 Jun 2018
703
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10 things you should know before jumping on the 'PR roller coaster'
David O'Brien
17 Jun 2018
596
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How this 'draconian' new employment law could destroy small businesses
Sven Spollen-Behrens
16 Jun 2018
2.2k
0
'I'd love to have a Graham Norton-style chair for job interviews'
14 Jun 2018
815
1
'I'd love to have a Graham Norton-style chair for job interviews'
12 Jun 2018
1.2k
0
Poll: Do you think four job interviews for a single role is too many?
11 Jun 2018
1.5k
0
Why business leaders with 'digital snobbery' are hurting their companies
Joanne Sweeney-Burke
10 Jun 2018
557
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5 ways to get the most out of summer staff
Ashley Kelly
9 Jun 2018
367
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'I sourced the parts and used YouTube to teach myself how to fix phones. That's how I started'
Darragh Mullin
7 Jun 2018
980
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'The first time I let somebody go as a result of poor performance left a bit of a scar'
5 Jun 2018
1.2k
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