Right after the central heating has kicked in, it’s almost unbearable to sit in a utilitarian office, doing figures or crafting presentations.

Fear may make people work, but doesn’t breed loyalty. Don’t rely on fear as the only motivation if you want to keep your best employees.

Standard & Poor's suggests that the Russian economy may have reached the limit of its growth potential.

If employees want to leave, performance will slip, output and revenues will suffer. And it's best to let the disengaged ones leave.

Having a job is certainly not conducive to macroeconomic success. But who'd want to think about the effects of having no job?