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Stefan Stern writes a weekly column on management for the Business Life section, appearing on Tuesdays.

He has been writing about business, finance and management for the past 15 years. He has won awards for his work from the Work Foundation and the Management Consultancies Association.

Born in south London in 1967, Stefan studied French and German at Oriel College, Oxford. He is married with a daughter.

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Kipling’s wise words

We should still be guided by the sobriety and realism of the ironic poem If, says Stefan Stern

A kind of madness

Mad bosses fly off into their own orbit of insanity and then you have a problem, says Stefan Stern

Y’s and wherefores of a multi-generational workplace

Today’s workplace is a meeting point for three postwar generations, and relations between them all can be a bit tricky, says Stefan Stern

M&S shareholders should think before they speak

There is a time for M&S shareholders to speak up, but there is also a time to shut up. Now is the time to shut up, says Stefan Stern

How to score a winning strategy

Bosses hope their teams will work together as effectively as the best sports teams do. They want virtuoso displays, says Stefan Stern

Desperate sales measures

The idea to revive door-to-door selling comes from consultants. Are we that desperate, asks Stefan Stern

Be yourself – but know who you are meant to be

A recurring challenge is: “How should you present yourself to the world?” says Stefan Stern

The meaning of life at work

Businesses that can provide worthwhile work will leave their competitors struggling, says Stefan Stern

Take the lock off your office door

Trade unions are proving to be no slouches when it comes to finding new ways to put pressure on employers, writes Stefan Stern

The art of stretching employees

People and organisations are a bit like rubber bands: we have to be stretched to perform a useful function, but stretch us too far and we will snap, writes Stefan Stern

‘Who Moved My Cheese?’, 1998

Say sorry and mean it

Meeting an almighty challenge

We could be heroes

White House needs a competent manager

Lofty view from Davos could just be a mirage

Deception proves to be the real enemy of trust

Time to toughen up and embrace the joys of conflict

May the forces be with you in 2008

Tough and tender approach for better results