Phew, that was close. As President Obama winked goodbye to the press corps and returned to his holiday in Hawaii, there was relief as imminent financial disaster – the ‘fiscal cliff’ – was avoided. There was instant celebration in financial markets too. Share prices rose steeply – not that traders ever need too much encouragement to get over-excited. (more…)
Many of us use the start of the year to review our personal goals, whether it’s losing weight, stopping smoking, getting fit, seeing more of the family or setting up our own businesses.
It’s the same with work-related goals, with most set at the beginning of the financial year. (more…)
No new year’s resolutions for me again this year. How can you improve the unimprovable? I’m joking of course, but there is a more serious point here. As we all know, those seemingly earnest commitments we make in the first week of January do tend to unravel by… well, by the third week of January. (more…)
After ringing in 2012 last weekend, you’ve probably set personal new year’s resolutions – and may have already veered from the course. Just like many resolutions, procurement too is charged with ‘trimming the fat’ but thankfully cutting costs is a little bit more attainable than cutting the waistline. (more…)
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