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The Productivity Wars: Positive Procrastination

Dr Monique Y. Wells | Posted 11.06.2013 | UK
Dr Monique Y. Wells

Can procrastination ever be positive? There are certain circumstances when it is "acceptable" - even wise - to procrastinate! But we first need to think of this behavior in terms of the neutral definition of deferring or delaying action in the list above. We can then ascribe a positive attribute to it, depending on the situation.

Power of the Cloud

John McGeachie | Posted 10.06.2013 | UK Tech
John McGeachie

With the Internet as the backbone of delivery, innovative cloud-based services have revolutionised the lives of billions of people and hundreds of millions of businesses. This is no small feat for a technology infrastructure that was in its infancy 20 years ago and an area of innovation that was all but declared dead after the "Internet bubble" burst ...

Could The Government Inject £40bn Into A New Bank?

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Thomas | Posted 19.09.2012 | UK

A think tank has called for the government's plans for an infrastructure bank and a business bank to be merged into one body. UK think tank the In...

How Government Is Selling Small Businesses Short (INFOGRAPHIC)

Charlie Thomas | Posted 17.09.2012 | UK

Small businesses have seen no benefit from the introduction of government lending schemes, making the introduction of a small business bank more imper...