10 Things Every Man Should Keep In His Office

10 Things Every Man Should Keep In His Office

One of the trademarks of Michael Scott, the terrible boss played by Steve Carell on The Office, was his hilariously cluttered workspace. It wasn’t so much that he had a giant mess lying around, but that his mess was an inexplicable mix of toys no kid would want and...
Is Your Ego Working Hard Enough?

Is Your Ego Working Hard Enough?

DO YOU TWEET TRIUMPHS? Easily persuade colleagues? Think of yourself as a maverick? Congrats: you may be a narcissist. And that can be good – for your career. American presidents have higher-than-average levels of “grandiose narcissism”, say Emory University...
Your Year To Conquer Fear

Your Year To Conquer Fear

It wasn’t flying through the air at 145km/h that scared Travis Pastrana. The moment he left the ramp and took flight, the fear vanished. The scariest part of this daredevil’s record-breaking 82m car-jump was sitting behind the wheel waiting to go, knowing that he’d...
Be Your Own Boss

Be Your Own Boss

Kevin Wood’s previous life was good. Not just any kind of good. It was 70-grand-a-month kind of good (and that was five years ago, mind you). He had worked for a leading retail chain for 20 years, brought in the best sales figures in the country, and was as...