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A recent study interviewed 43 employees across a range of directorates within an NHS Trust to ascertain whether flexible working made them “happy”. The study found that employees perceive that flexible working does makes them “happy”.
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Although women remain substantially under-represented in the top echelons of large corporations, a non-trivial presence of female executives has emerged in recent years. This article focuses on the firm characteristics that predict the sex of the executive office holder.
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Peter Fisk is a best-selling author and inspirational speaker, an advisor to leading companies large and small, and himself an experienced business leader. He is an expert on strategy and innovation, brands and marketing, and has worked with companies including Coca Cola and Microsoft.

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