Thought millennials went crazy for avocados? Meet Generation Z September 15, 2017 If you thought Generation Y were a bunch of avocado-obsessed health-freaks, you ain’t seen nothing yet: it turns out Generation Z, their even younger counterparts, eat 226 per cent more avocados than their predecessors. Research by Barclays reveals today’s students are shunning traditional university pursuits – drinking, smoking, etc – in favour of quitting smoking [...]
Thought millennials went crazy for avocados? Meet Generation Z September 15, 2017 If you thought Generation Y were a bunch of avocado-obsessed health-freaks, you ain’t seen nothing yet: it turns out Generation Z, their even younger counterparts, eat 226 per cent more avocados than their predecessors. Research by Barclays reveals today’s students are shunning traditional university pursuits – drinking, smoking, etc – in favour of quitting smoking [...]
Speechwriters, take a leaf out of Donald Tusk’s book September 5, 2017 I have a crush on Donald. No, not that Donald: not the illiterate, illiberal charlatan with a knack for whiny 5am tweets. The subject of my thoughts is the President of the European Council Donald Tusk. And my crush is strictly professional: I think he is one of the most skilled communicators around. This is [...]
The number of startups run by older entrepreneurs has surged over the past decade August 21, 2017 Forget the slew of young Silicon Valley entrepreneurs – your Evan Spiegels and Mark Zuckerbergs. For the number of businesses run by the over-55s has surged over the past decade, according to new research from Barclays Business. The number of firms run by the over-55s has risen 63 per cent in the past 10 years, [...]
Don’t be a Maybot – answer the question July 21, 2017 Does it drive you mad when people don’t answer your questions directly? The Prime Minister is the indisputable master of the genre. A few months ago, she told the BBC that the UK needed “strong and stable leadership” when asked about Harry Potter’s mugwumps. More recently, when asked by Channel 4 if the critics who [...]
Average graduate salary by university after five years: The 10 places to study where earnings grow fastest July 19, 2017 If you want to get ahead as you step onto the career ladder, London School of Economics might be your best bet. Not only do grads from the prestigious institution – where none other than Angelina Jolie is a guest lecturer – earn some of the highest salaries fresh from studying, they also manage to [...]
Busuu is breaking down language barriers in nearly every country across the world July 19, 2017 We’re a nation of monoglots. Despite spending countless hours learning languages at school, many of our efforts are wasted. Through the power of technology and its social network, the London based company Busuu is trying to change that. But Bernhard Niesner’s ambitions are necessarily global, as he explained at a recent Leap 100 breakfast. Language [...]
Average graduate salaries by university and subject: Where to go and what to study to earn top dollar July 14, 2017 Going to university at Oxford or Cambridge pays. But it doesn’t pay as much as the London School of Economics or City University London. But it pays a lot more than going to Cardiff Metropolitan University. And if you want to earn top dollar as a graduate it’s also worth aiming for an economics degree [...]
Want to be productive in the office? Work fewer hours July 6, 2017 I received a press release the other day, which claims that half of the office workers in London are unproductive for up to an hour every day. If true, this would be excellent news, as it would mean that we are lucky enough to operate at peak level for at least seven hours every day. [...]
Is LinkedIn the new Tinder? After several over-excited advances, I’m starting to wonder how anyone has time to do any work May 22, 2017 One evening two years ago, LinkedIn sent me this message: “Klaus viewed your profile 11 times today”. As Klaus’s LinkedIn viewing patterns merited a restraining order, I thought of calling the police. Then I opened his profile. Klaus, which is not his name, was head of equity capital markets at one of the largest investment [...]
