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Scandipop

This month, each Scandinavian territory puts forward its own Chanteuse, in a proud display of what each country is capable of producing at the moment!

Leadership for the upturn

When we run leadership development programmes, top executives from the organisation typically participate as speakers to deliver ‘the strategic messages from the top’. Recently, the core message from one senior executive was the following: “Now you must choose whether you want to be a survivor or a winner!” – clearly with the intention of encouraging the leaders to refocus and start driving for revenue growth.

Anything to disclose?

By Helena Whitmore Regular readers of this column may have the impression that tax investigations and dealing with tax irregularities are at the top of my agenda every day.  In fact, the world of tax is far more varied than that, and a typical working day involves dealing with a wide variety of questions.  In terms [...]

Mette Lisby’s “IS IT JUST ME…”

Who, having spent way too much time in airports this summer, has detected a decline in respect for the British National Sport, queuing?

scandipop

Thanks to the continuing trend of Scandinavian artists scoring hits in the UK, the last month has seen even more record deals to bring scandipop hits to these shores!

Scandipop

The modern revising of sixties soul music has dominated the UK and US music scenes over the last year. Now Finland has got its very own sixties siren, Anna Puu. Puu has captivated the Finns with her debut single, C’est La Vie, a melancholic motown tribute with lovelorn vocals and dramatic bells! Its parent album, Anna Puu, has just gone to number one.