Google zaps brain power

Does the internet destroy our capacity for deep thought, asks Ian Mann.

• Meetings of minds
• Why things catch on
• How to stick to your guns
• Small firm nightmare
• Picking up the pieces
• Growth by innovation

Growth by innovation

Fresh ideas and a new approach can set you on your way, says Ian Mann.

• Why things catch on
• Small firm nightmare
• Picking up the pieces

How to stick to your guns

Ian Mann on the subtle influences that affect behaviour and decisions.

Picking up the pieces

Ian Mann on the rise, fall and rebirth of US icon Starbucks.

• Starbucks tax offer too little, too late
• Starbucks promises to pay more UK tax
• Starbucks starts US jobs fund
• Starbucks sees higher 2011 coffee costs
• Starbucks to develop farm in China
• Starbucks may pull British investment

Is your boss psycho?

Ian Mann on a survival kit for the darker side of office life.

• Bosses who bully
• Five things you shouldn't tell the boss
• Play fair, entrepreneurs told
• Yahoo's fashionista CEO
• Women... respect!
• Fine balancing act

Never lie in business

Ian Mann looks at how to avoid mistakes that could ruin your career.

• Why 'A players' matter
• Finding hidden talent
• How to get noticed
• Staff engagement
• Relaxing holiday read
• The magnetism of demand

Finding hidden talent

Ian Mann on how discover stars that others don’t notice.

• How to get noticed
• Relaxing holiday read
• 21 Ways to make more time
• Makers rule
• Why niche is necessary
• Staff engagement

Staff engagement

Do you really know how to speak to your employees, asks Ian Mann.

• Relaxing holiday read
• Makers rule
• Why niche is necessary
• Truth traps
• Doing business in Africa
• 21 Ways to make more time

21 Ways to make more time

An aid to help you to start taking back control over your time, writes Ian Mann.

• Makers rule
• Why niche is necessary
• Truth traps

Truth traps

Ian Mann on why we make bad decisions - and how to prevent them.

• Doing business in Africa
• Leadership coaching
• Caring is sharing

Perfect in-flight fodder

A light read with self-help insights, says Ian Mann.

• The enigma of capital
• Boardroom basics
• Uncommon sense
• Truths from Tesco
• It pays to wait
• Abundant hope

Uncommon sense

Ian Mann on why common sense is not so common in the corporate world.

• Abundant hope
• It pays to wait
• The secret to innovation
• Quality advice to savour
• Truths from Tesco
• Shared ethics count

It pays to wait

Ian Mann on why you can profit if you take your time.

• Quality advice to savour
• The secret to innovation
• Shared ethics count
• Business band-aid
• Measuring quality of life
• The lowdown on Mxit

Quality advice to savour

Ian Mann reviews What Matters Now by Gary Hamel.

• Shared ethics count
• Business band-aid
• Measuring quality of life
• The lowdown on Mxit
• Seize the morning
• Therapy for managers

Seize the morning

Ian Mann reviews an ebook by Laura Vanderkam.

• Therapy for managers
• Lessons from Hannibal
• Carnegie goes digital
• The obligations of business
• Keeping clients connected
• Growth superstars?

Carnegie goes digital

Ian Mann reviews Dale Carnegie's digital era update.

• The obligations of business
• Keeping clients connected
• Bosses who bully
• How creativity works
• Experience as an asset
• The Power of Habit

How creativity works

Ian Mann reviews Imagine by Jonah Lehrer.

• Experience as an asset
• Due diligence
• A strategy guru unpacked
• The Power of Habit
• Making deals
• Ponzi schemes

Due diligence

Ian Mann on why this is crucial for every business.

• A strategy guru unpacked
• Making deals
• Ponzi schemes
• Switching careers
• Systematic thinking
• Art and entrepreneurship

Switching careers

Ian Mann reviews The great mid-life career switch by Gordon Adams.

• Systematic thinking
• Psychology of management
• Unlocking hedge funds
• Lead with LUV
• The lowdown on advertising
• Art and entrepreneurship

Unlocking hedge funds

Ian Mann reviews Simon Lack's take on the controversial funds.

• Lead with LUV
• The quest for self-control
• Finding an inner worklife
• How to pin down worthy ideas
• Great business ideas
• The lowdown on advertising

Finding an inner worklife

Ian Mann reviews The Progress Principle by Amabile & Kramer.

• How to pin down worthy ideas
• Workplace language
• Keeping strategy relevant
• The future of work
• Great business ideas
• How firms stay great