INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS

• Neil Berkett: Virgin Territory

• LinkedIn's Ariel Eckstein

• Kevin Roberts: Management is dead

HAVE YOUR SAY >Send us your views

Debate >Should we relax Sunday trading laws?

From the editor >The focus on growth

Iqbal Wahhab >Shouldn't workers be on our boards?

Graeme Leach >Slash top rate tax to 36%

John Elkington >Giving healthcare a healthier future

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People Anne-Marie Huby on why JustGiving is more than a website; Muzu.tv backs fair trade for musicians; Ben Black swaps law for childcare. Plus, Malcolm Craig's stock options; Harold Goddijn; and Sipsmith brings a new dry gin to London
Books Four new business titles
Cars The zesty Audi A7 Sportback
Travel Washington DC
Top tips NLP; Sahar Hashemi
Strategy Equip Outdoor Technologies
Business clinic NWES
Croner research Directors' Reward Survey—the findings

Iqbal Wahhab The party ritual in December is a horrific waste of time
Jane Simms Why business underestimates the value of challenge
Cary Cooper Emotional intelligence still matters
John Elkington on climate change and China
Your letters
Debate Should banks be forced to lend to small firms?

Management More firms plan morale-boosting Christmas bashes this year, but they must be handled with care
Leadership Assertiveness can be a valuable tool in times of crisis, but it can also interfere with collaboration
Profile Kim Winser's usual brief is to fix a broken brand. This time, she's helping Agent Provocateur's global expansion
Manufacturing The bicycle industry waves a flag for British innovation but how long can it ride the recession?
Innovation How the wisdom of Arup's 10,000 staff helps it remain agile and spectacularly creative

Director of the Year Awards We reveal the winners

Film Mike Leigh's Another Year
Restaurant Goodman City
Travel We discover the best abodes for a sociable winter gathering