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The price of a whistleblower
As German authorities contemplate paying for data stolen from a Swiss bank, the industry is rethinking its security strategies
Business diary: Sophia Harris
Law firm founder on operating from the Caymans
The public image: Bank of Scotland
Campaign seeks to re-establish the lender’s appeal
The woman helping to build the new China
Soho China chief insists state policy drives decisions
The careerist: Attracting headhunters
‘If you associate yourself with the best it rubs off’
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On work
My motto: Nomina Rutrum Rutrum
Latin gives oomph, partly because it lends an air of learning but also because most people have to look it up, writes Lucy Kellaway
On Management
Understand how the mighty fall
Now the time has come to rewrite the received wisdom on Toyota. It is another bitter blow to the management guru industry, writes Stefan Stern
The entrepreneur
Gladwell’s business blindspot
The best-selling author’s assertion that most successful entrepreneurs are not risk-takers is worse than wrong, writes Luke Johnson
Personal technology
Free and easy computer security
The Avast anti-virus program is the latest no-cost or low-cost software to guard against internet attack. But, asks Paul Taylor, how does it match up against its rivals?
Judgment Call
Can your business succeed in China?
Debate has intensified over the strength of the economy and the difficulty of doing business under tight state controls. How should companies weigh the risks?
The right attitude for leaders
The worst may be over, but this does not mean that 2010 will offer happier times for businesses. Is now a time for bold action and the seizing of opportunities?
Business Books
Fashion family saga
‘House of Versace’ was written with the co-operation of Santo and Donatella, so the possibility of fresh information is tantalising, writes Vanessa Friedman
The debate on value of top talent
In ‘Pay Check’, David Bolchover says he is keen to steer a middle way in the polarising argument over executive pay. That he fails to do so shows how difficult this subject is
Faithful eulogy comes up short
‘India Inc’ will be welcomed by a country hungry for accounts of how entrepreneurs beat challenges to make millions. Otherwise, it is over-hyped, writes Joe Leahy
FT Business School on video
Applying to business school
Chioma Isiadinso, admissions expert, gives tips on how to tackle the MBA application process
Moving up/Moving out
Insead’s Herminia Ibarra explains how to assume a leadership role - or switch careers entirely
What makes a good leader?
Deborah Ancona, faculty director of the leadership centre at MIT Sloan, on the importance of leadership
India: the base of the pyramid
Five professors from the Indian School of Business examine issues in emerging markets
The entrepreneur’s view
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou on the importance of education, business schools and the role they have played in his life
Defending the Chicago school
Economist Prof Gary Becker on why markets work well and how governments usually “mess things up”
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