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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.
Do you have any comments on a Stefan Stern column? He will be responding to FT readers in his online forum.
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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
