It seems there are courses now to help in just about any aspect of the workplace. One Life University, part of London-based life coaching firm One Life Consulting, has come up with maybe the strangest. It is offering a course to help you keep your New Year resolutions, especially in your career.

According to pollsters Mori, only one in five people stick to their 1 January pledges. And that, says Dr Sandra Scott, TV psychological expert from Big Brother and I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, is because most people choose resolutions that are inappropriate and unachievable.

OLU has launched the free course as part of a drive to boost interest in its diploma courses.

Perhaps the safest New Year resolution is not to make any New Year resolutions.