For those currently working on SABMiller here is a video from the Financial Times discussing their improved results and the impact of the current strength of the dollar. SABMiller are also changing their advertising strategy, avoiding 'lager louts' and sexist jokes in favour of appealing to a wider audience.
For those of you thinking about your group work or the future here are some interesting reads. First up the Guardian on Five Steps to the Perfect Graduate CV. We all know how competitive the job market is so here's some tips about getting ahead of the curve and writing the best possible CV to succeed. From a slightly different perspective this is Harvard Business Review on what to do if you team is letting you down. This looks more at leading a team in the work environment but it can be useful to apply these lessons to your group work now and prepare fort he future when you will be leading teams.
Continuing a theme of management and ethical behaviour, this article, also from the Harvard Business Review, looks at why compassion is a better management technique than being tough. In short, toughness as a way of motivating an under performing team member is less likely to work than trying to understand why they are under-performing. Facebook has demanded that all their supplies pay a minimum wage of $15 an hour to ensure a rise in conditions and this HBR blog examines the case for doing exactly that, investing more money in conditions and your supply chain and how that can benefit you.
An interesting one for economists and aspiring bankers - the IMF says the Financial Sector is too big and risks another crash if the regulations do not keep up. The Saudis claim to have benefited from falling oil prices and have squeezed their high price US rivals. Finally a day in the life of a London electric car station - are they really the future?
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