Following some research carried out by the Chartered Management Institute and the British Library, to understand the top topics that managers want to read about, ‘How to achieve a good work-life balance’ was the most popular sought after topic with 40%.
31% were interested in ‘how to manage people’. 30% were interested in ‘how to get a pay rise’ and 19% in ‘how to get a promotion’.

In many ways Powerpoint has a lot to answer for. Sure it has provided us with a quick and easy means of putting information on a screen.