If you’re an appointed leader it’s a full-time job - not one which you can opt out of when the going gets tough. Team workers and bosses look to you for support and results and, having mentioned the difficult times, it’s a fact that great leadership not only emerges but comes into its own within ...

Work less but do more is what the Pareto Principle is all about. Also known as the ‘law of the vital few’ it says that in most situations roughly 80 percent of effects come from only 20 percent of the causes. It’s been applied to almost every human endeavour, from software development to financia...

It would be nice to think that buying a new home could be planned and executed easily; surely it is simply a matter of knowing what you want (and what you are prepared to compromise on) and knowing how much you can afford. Sadly it is never quite that straightforward, partly because it is an emot...

Most potential buyers are looking for a home that is loved; they might not know it but their subconscious will detect an unhappy home more quickly than they will notice peeling wallpaper or weeds in the flowerbeds. For instance houses that are being sold because of a divorce may not have been wel...

If you have ever dreamt of transforming you bathroom from a purely functional space into something altogether more luxurious then one of the easiest ways of doing this is by creating a wet room. This used to be a fairly complex process and could only be reliably done if the floor of the existing ...

Probably the most avid DIY fans didn't start out with any particular talent at tiling or laying decking or installing kitchen units but a lack of spare cash and a desire to improve our home started us down that track. Many of us may have become quite good at DIY over the years and now regard it m...

Everyone loves a shiny new bathroom – nothing beats those gleaming chrome taps and smooth ceramic surfaces before they have had a chance to get scratched or build up limescale. And there are so many styles of bathroom to choose from: full-blown period reproductions (or even the real thing that ha...

Tiling a small bathroom is a relatively easy DIY job that could be undertaken by most competent DIYers but before you make a start you will need to work out how many tiles you need to buy. Clearly it is important to buy enough so that you can complete the job; especially as all the tiles should c...

The best advice for a small business preparing for an office move is to do as much in advance as possible. That includes getting quotes from removal companies and actually booking one, preparing floor plans and layouts of the new premises showing where equipment and people will be located, inform...

Everyone knows that one of the most stressful events in life is moving house, whether you are doing-it-yourself on a budget or having a 5-star full packing and removals service. But if you work for, or own, a small business and can't afford to get the experts in to pack for your office move then ...