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2021 AML Trend Foresights for 28 Experts from 17 Different Countries

2021 AML Trend Foresights for 28 Experts from 17 Different Countries

While left 2020 behind, we see last year was challenging to fight against financial crime like all the other sectors. COVID-19 has aff..

Leadership Development for CIOs

Leadership Development for CIOs

A business’s success often depends on the collaboration of its management team. A single manager or director usually doesnR..

80% of UK B2B businesses move to adopt digital payments for better efficiency and increased cash flow according to new study by BlueSnap

80% of UK B2B businesses move to adopt digital payments for better efficiency and increased cash flow according to new study by BlueSnap

Businesses held back by manual invoice processes and overdue payments More than 80% of UK businesses say the future of their company i..

How To Develop An Effective Leadership and Management Training Program

How To Develop An Effective Leadership and Management Training Program

Leadership goals are essential in ensuring a successful professional development program. In most businesses, a development strategy w..

Why authentic communication is key and how it will help differentiate you from your competitors

Why authentic communication is key and how it will help differentiate you from your competitors

By Dan Gable founder and CEO of ShoutOut & Sprat TV If we look back at the 1980’s it looks very dated. Power suites, alpha males a..

How businesses can level up their data security game.

How businesses can level up their data security game.

By Julie James, Sales Director – Certificate Solutions,  Europe, Entrust IT teams are responsible for a growing attack surface, as mor..

Real Team Vs Formal Leader

Real Team Vs Formal Leader

A management team, senior management, executives, upper management or any management team in a company is usually a group of people ..

Talking talent: Covid-19 and Brexit – a roadmap for UK businesses in accessing EU talent

Talking talent: Covid-19 and Brexit – a roadmap for UK businesses in accessing EU talent

  By Sander Poos, Managing Director of Europe for global expansion solutions provider Velocity Global, looks at the challenges UK..

Business Casual Looks

Business Casual Looks

Business casual dress is usually defined as a more professional, yet less casual style of dress. In general, Oxford Dictionary defin..

Can businesses help bridge education’s digital divide?

Can businesses help bridge education’s digital divide?

By Carmen Ene, CEO at 3stepIT The global pandemic and the restrictions it has placed on our daily lives has widened the digital divide..

Acceleration of digital transformation pushing organisations towards a more data-driven approach

Acceleration of digital transformation pushing organisations towards a more data-driven approach

  ·       84% of businesses have seen more demand for data due to Covid-19, but nearly a third say data quality remains a fundame..

Retail industry lags behind in customer experience strategy

Retail industry lags behind in customer experience strategy

Despite ambition for customer experience success, lack of data and analytics hinders delivery NTT Ltd., a world-leading global technol..

Smartr365 launches Microsoft-powered SmartrTalk feature to streamline remote meetings

Smartr365 launches Microsoft-powered SmartrTalk feature to streamline remote meetings

Direct integration with Microsoft reiterates Smartr365’s position as the UK’s leading mortgage technology platform Smartr365 has today..

Attracting and Retaining Future Leaders

Attracting and Retaining Future Leaders

By Louise Gatenby, CEO of The Good Board, a pioneering executive search and leadership development company, part of the B.Corporation ..

5 Types of Investments That Will Help Fund Your SME

5 Types of Investments That Will Help Fund Your SME

Entering a flash recession, with signals the UK economy is already on the recovery following the financial difficulties of the coronav..

Three Questions That Define Management Philosophy

Three Questions That Define Management Philosophy

Management philosophy is an idea, often reflected on business cards and company brochures, that guides the way a company conducts it..

Will virtual onboarding replace the old recruitment process?

Will virtual onboarding replace the old recruitment process?

Nick Gold, MD of Speakers Corner A year into the pandemic and it is fair to say the economic and political environment is in turmoi..

Employees in crisis: How managers can encourage staff to maintain a healthy work-life balance

Employees in crisis: How managers can encourage staff to maintain a healthy work-life balance

Chris Mullen, Executive Director, The Workforce Institute at UKG The increase in remote working and altered workplace environments as ..

Duty of care: How employers can support the wellbeing of their distributed workforces

Duty of care: How employers can support the wellbeing of their distributed workforces

Kristine Dahl Steidel, Vice President End User Computing EMEA, VMware Employees around the world have become accustomed to working ..

These top 5 interactive skills will ensure we’ll become better communicators in 2021

These top 5 interactive skills will ensure we’ll become better communicators in 2021

Last year was one like no other and is certainly one that the majority of us will be keen to say goodbye too. That said, it’s been an ..

The Important Role of HR for Future Growth

The Important Role of HR for Future Growth

By Lorraine Heber-Brause, Vice President & Global Head of People, NS1 Given the events of 2020, there has never been a more import..

Financial leaders report omnichannel customer experience as biggest challenge during COVID-19

Financial leaders report omnichannel customer experience as biggest challenge during COVID-19

The Innovation Equation Report has surveyed leading decision-makers to reveal the top challenges facing firms right now  The focus on ..

2021: a new era for corporate communications and hybrid working

2021: a new era for corporate communications and hybrid working

By Colin Farquhar, CEO, Exterity As we move into 2021, we face a starkly different world from the one we did in the first two months o..

What Is The Future Of Education?

What Is The Future Of Education?

We know that eLearning is the future of education because it offers so many benefits. It has replaced many classroom lectures and it i..

What are the best ways to reduce the stigma around disability at work?

What are the best ways to reduce the stigma around disability at work?

By Thom Dennis, CEO at Serenity In Leadership and Jane Hatton, CEO of Evenbreak. 1.      Change the narrative. Most people perceive di..

Packaging innovation in a post-pandemic world

Packaging innovation in a post-pandemic world

By Sujan Shah, CEO, Rocaba Packaging Limited and Carrier Bag Shop It’s been twelve months since the UK caught wind of Covid-19, sendin..

Financial Institutions – Which One Should You Use?

Financial Institutions – Which One Should You Use?

There are many different types of financial institutions. Each financial institution has its advantages and disadvantages. You will ..

Taking Your Customer Experience to the Next Level

Taking Your Customer Experience to the Next Level

By Nicola Buckley, Executive Vice President, Global Service Delivery, Park Place Technologies During the past year, businesses around ..

Expanding International Business Opportunities – Strategies For Doing So

Expanding International Business Opportunities – Strategies For Doing So

International business refers to the exchange of products, service, technology, capital and / or knowledge between various internati..

How To Dress In A Business Professional Suit For A Job Search

How To Dress In A Business Professional Suit For A Job Search

Hiring a business professional can take some pressure off you when your current employee burns his hand on the job. Businesses spend..

How technology is supporting the logistical rollout of Covid vaccination

How technology is supporting the logistical rollout of Covid vaccination

By Joshua Pines, Co-founder Sirenum According to the Wellcome Trust, the discovery and research phase of a vaccine is anywhere from tw..

Employee wellbeing to be pinnacle in 2021

Employee wellbeing to be pinnacle in 2021

By Nick Gold, MD of Speakers Corner 2021 was full of hope however for many it has been a blast from the past to March 2020 with tighte..

GBG and InnoValor Team Up to Tackle Fraud in Digital Surge from COVID

GBG and InnoValor Team Up to Tackle Fraud in Digital Surge from COVID

Tech experts partner to bring added security to account onboarding and verification GBG, the global specialist in identity data intell..

Small Business Tax Services – How CPAs May Prepare Income and Other Accounting Documents

Small Business Tax Services – How CPAs May Prepare Income and Other Accounting Documents

A profit and loss statement, sometimes called an income statement, is just one of the many financial reports that show the profits a..

What Is A Quality Management System?

What Is A Quality Management System?

Small businesses are run by one or more owners, typically with limited liability. Small businesses are privately held corporations, ..

Creating a culture of curiosity

Creating a culture of curiosity

By James Turner, Chief People Officer, Somo The late-great Herb Kelleher defined culture as “what people do when no one is looking”. B..

Navigating Tumult: The Importance of Staying on Top of Changing Payroll Landscape

Navigating Tumult: The Importance of Staying on Top of Changing Payroll Landscape

Sean Manning, CEO/Founder Payroll Vault If you’re a small-business owner with employees, there are probably times when you feel like y..