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Nand Kishore Chaudhary (known as NKC) has been called 'the Gandhi of the rug industry.' Jaipur Rugs, which he founded, has 700 employees and works with 40,000 artisans from among the poorest of the poor. He set it up in 1978 with just 2 looms and 9 artisans. The weavers come from the Untouchable class. "All my family tried to stop me," explained NKC. "But I can’t see the difference, how these people are untouchable."
Usually we refer to cells in Excel by their range names, such as A1. This can make deciphering formulas difficult, especially when working with spreadsheets that other people have created. In this 2 minute video, Nicky explains how to create Range Names to make your formulas more meaningful.
With Outline view in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, you can quickly and easily create a short summary of the content of your document — without the need to type it out again. In this blog, Edmund explains the benefits of Outline view and how to do it.
Many of us are familiar with copy and paste (Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V). But how many other keyboard shortcuts do you know? In this week's blog, Fenella explains five Excel shortcuts that you never knew were there, such as the shortcut for the Autosum function and moving around sheets — and which will save you time when working.
With the past year having been one of immense change in the workplace, employers need to place the wellbeing of their staff as a top priority. Happy's Mental Health First Aid course can be a vital tool for ensuring staff are supported, informed and early intervention is made possible. In this blog, Natalie Salmon explains that there is a real urgency for employers to be proactive and equip their staff with the necessary skills to deal with incidences of mental ill health in the workplace.
Did you know that there is a shortcut for the Autosum formula in Excel? In this short video, Nicky shows you how to use this great timesaver, both for simple and more complex spreadsheets. You can even use Autosum on the whole table at once!
People with Imposter Syndrome doubt their skills and abilities — putting their accomplishments down to 'luck'. They have a persistent, internalised fear of being exposed as a 'fraud', and that others will catch them out one day. This generally manifests itself in the workplace, and can affect anyone, regardless of job role or social status. For those who struggle with it, Imposter Syndrome can be crippling. In this blog, Nicky Stone discusses how you can combat it and creating your own definition of success.
Brendan Martin of UK organisation Public World was serving as the principal carer for his mum when he noticed that UK home care organisations weren't just typically underfunded, but also managed in counterproductive ways. He's been working in collaboration with Dutch home care organisation Buurtzorg to improve home care in the UK. Madelon van Tilburg has been at Buurtzorg since 2011. Buurtzorg differs from her previous employers in that it lets nurses exercise freedom and responsibility in the job they’re trained for. Brendan and Madelon spoke at the 2017 Happy Workplaces Conference about how Buurtzorg reinvented Dutch home care and how the same could be done in the UK.
We’re currently enduring the worst public health crisis in more than 100 years. Life on earth has undergone many dramatic changes and a return to “normal” still feels a long way off. But we do live in profoundly progressive times, with modern humans continuing to make amazing discoveries and breakthroughs. Here are five good news stories to provide respite from the doom and gloom of a regular news bulletin.
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