Pilita Clark

Opinion Big companies across the world are now developing their own distinctive aromas, sometimes with lavish assistance. But do workers care that much?

Big companies across the world are now developing their own distinctive aromas, sometimes with lavish assistance. But do workers care that much?

It is just over 40 years since a US political journalist wrote something about scandals that should have been mandatory reading in school classrooms...

But treating colleagues badly might not be quite as helpful as some of the worst offenders think

Time and again I hear friends in all types of industries despairing of moderately talented bootlickers who rise through the ranks while bullying juniors.

Opinion Time and again I hear friends and relatives in all types of industries despairing of moderately talented bootlickers who rise remorselessly through the ranks while bullying juniors with abandon.

But treating colleagues badly might not be quite as helpful as some of the worst offenders think

Only a few master one of the hardest career tricks of them all

Elected officials cannot arrange a personal heir, but they can do what is best for their health and for voters, rather than staying on to satisfy political agendas.