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Your new guide to getting ahead.

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Joined April 2013
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Britain's oldest brand undergoes 'millennial' redesign bbc.com/culture/article/2024…
Britain's oldest brand undergoes 'millennial' redesign

Britain's oldest brand undergoes 'millennial' redesign

Lyle's Golden Syrup losing its Biblical lion-carcass logo has caused an 'unavoidable' uproar.

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Gen Alpha are ready to spend – and they want to be treated like adults bbc.com/worklife/article/202…
Gen Alpha are ready to spend – and they want to be treated like adults

Gen Alpha are ready to spend – and they want to be treated like adults

The youngest consumers can't yet drive themselves to the shops. It won't stop them from buying like their millennial parents.

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AI could make the four-day workweek inevitable bbc.com/worklife/article/202…

AI could make the four-day workweek inevitable

As artificial intelligence gains traction in office operations, some companies are giving employees a day to step back.

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The used electric vehicle market could tempt EV-curious drivers bbc.com/worklife/article/202…
The used electric vehicle market could tempt EV-curious drivers

The used electric vehicle market could tempt EV-curious drivers

For the first time, consumers will have a vast pool of used EVs available for purchase. Will hesitant drivers buy them?

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Bridgit Mendler, a former Disney actor turned space startup CEO, is reaching for the stars bbc.com/worklife/article/202…
Bridgit Mendler, a former Disney actor turned space startup CEO, is reaching for the stars

Bridgit Mendler, a former Disney actor turned space startup CEO, is reaching for the stars

Bridgit Mendler, who is known for roles on Good Luck Charlie and other Disney shows, is entering new territory: space.

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The 'chronoworking' productivity hack that helps workers excel bbc.com/worklife/article/202…

The 'chronoworking' productivity hack that helps workers excel

The key to getting the most out of workers may be allowing them to do their jobs when they feel like it.

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Therapy, at work? Companies are bringing clinicians directly to their employees bbc.com/worklife/article/202…
Therapy, at work? Companies are bringing clinicians directly to their employees

Therapy, at work? Companies are bringing clinicians directly to their employees

Employee needs are changing. With increased demand for mental healthcare, firms are bringing therapists to workers in corporate offices.

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AI hiring tools may be filtering out the best job applicants bbc.com/worklife/article/202…
AI hiring tools may be filtering out the best job applicants

AI hiring tools may be filtering out the best job applicants

As firms increasingly rely on artificial intelligence-driven hiring platforms, many highly qualified candidates are finding themselves on the cutting room floor.

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Why pet owners are spending thousands of dollars on 'human-grade' food bbc.com/worklife/article/202…

Why pet owners are spending thousands of dollars on 'human-grade' food

As consumers claw for luxury pet food, dogs and cats are eating as well as humans.

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How Google is sticking to – and soaring past – its DEI goals bbc.com/worklife/article/202…
How Google is sticking to – and soaring past – its DEI goals

How Google is sticking to – and soaring past – its DEI goals

Melonie Parker, Google's chief diversity officer, enters the BBC's Executive Lounge to talk about "re-recruiting" top talent, and building something bigger than yourself.

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Name a cockroach for your ex? The anti-Valentine market is crawling with ideas bbc.com/worklife/article/202…
Name a cockroach for your ex? The anti-Valentine market is crawling with ideas

Name a cockroach for your ex? The anti-Valentine market is crawling with ideas

Un-romantics and the broken-hearted look for unusual ways to mark Valentine's Day, and a veritable cottage industry of revenge has sprung up to heed the call.

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More men are wearing engagement rings. The market is figuring it out. bbc.com/worklife/article/202…
More men are wearing engagement rings. The market is figuring it out.

More men are wearing engagement rings. The market is figuring it out.

A symbol long worn by women, engagement rings are becoming increasingly appealing to men.

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Beyond Snoop Dogg's cereal: Surprising celebrity-led food and drink brands bbc.com/worklife/article/202…
Beyond Snoop Dogg's cereal: Surprising celebrity-led food and drink brands

Beyond Snoop Dogg's cereal: Surprising celebrity-led food and drink brands

Snoop Dogg is far from the only celebrity with a food or drink brand. From bourbon to ice cream, these are the most fascinating celeb-led lines you've likely never heard of.

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For Valentine's Day, red roses and heart-shaped chocolates are out. Self-care is in. bbc.com/worklife/article/202…
For Valentine's Day, red roses and heart-shaped chocolates are out. Self-care is in.

For Valentine's Day, red roses and heart-shaped chocolates are out. Self-care is in.

As young consumers begin to prioritise themselves on 14 February, personal wellness and friendship are taking the front seat.

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How a Super Bowl champion is re-igniting the iconic brand Starter bbc.com/worklife/article/202…
How a Super Bowl champion is re-igniting the iconic brand Starter

How a Super Bowl champion is re-igniting the iconic brand Starter

Carl Banks, president of G-III Sports, enters the BBC's Executive Lounge to talk about tapping into nostalgia and leading with conviction to enter a new era of business.

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It's easy to enter the Asian market during Lunar New Year. It's hard to get it right. bbc.com/worklife/article/202…
It's easy to enter the Asian market during Lunar New Year. It's hard to get it right.

It's easy to enter the Asian market during Lunar New Year. It's hard to get it right.

Companies often make crucial cultural missteps that alienate consumers during one of the biggest spending events of the year.

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Boomerang CEOs: Do they ever succeed? bbc.com/reel/video/p0h9q7kj/…
Boomerang CEOs: Do they ever succeed?

Boomerang CEOs: Do they ever succeed?

Five years after being ousted from WeWork, Adam Neumann wants to re-buy the now-bankrupt business.

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Big Tech jobs have lost their glamour bbc.com/worklife/article/202…
Big Tech jobs have lost their glamour

Big Tech jobs have lost their glamour

Once the pinnacle of employment, Big Tech is finding its star tarnishing among layoffs and cutbacks. Workers across the industry are questioning their next moves.

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Taylor Swift's cat, Olivia Benson, is allegedly worth more than Travis Kelce bbc.com/worklife/article/202…
Taylor Swift's cat, Olivia Benson, is allegedly worth more than Travis Kelce

Taylor Swift's cat, Olivia Benson, is allegedly worth more than Travis Kelce

Online net worth calculators claim Taylor Swift's cat, Olivia Benson, has a higher net worth than Swift's partner, the NFL's Travis Kelce. Are these calculators at all accurate?

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The seedy underbelly of the life coaching industry bbc.com/worklife/article/202…
The seedy underbelly of the life coaching industry

The seedy underbelly of the life coaching industry

Many people turn to life coaches in moments of crisis. Some find what they're looking for in these programmes – but others find disappointment, even scams.

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