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Powerful women in business – the challenges, the opportunities and the journey

Powerful women in business – the challenges, the opportunities and the journey

By Bukola Adisa, the founder and CEO of Career Masterclass which is a platform dedicated to enabling the progression of Black and Mino..

Bridging the gap: Leadership strategies for recovery post Covid

Bridging the gap: Leadership strategies for recovery post Covid

By L&D specialist and author Caroline Esterson, co-director of Genius Learning  It is estimated that 4 out of 5 workers globally h..

I started a business at 23 that now draws in $10m. Here’s how.

I started a business at 23 that now draws in $10m. Here’s how.

By Jack Underwood, CEO and co-founder of Circuit The growth of social media has launched a new generation of influencer-entrepreneurs ..

Why data entry in accounts payable should be relegated to the past

Why data entry in accounts payable should be relegated to the past

By Caroline Roberts, Content Writer, Efficiency Leaders Despite the best of intentions, we all know that it’s very difficult to mainta..

Purpose-driven organisations: what does it really mean and what do they need to succeed?

Purpose-driven organisations: what does it really mean and what do they need to succeed?

By Arabella Chichester – Global Head, Non-Profits and Social Impact, Perrett Laver The last year has been one in which altruism ..

Spread the love with share incentives

Spread the love with share incentives

By Richard Godmon, a tax partner at accountancy firm, Menzies LLP. Share incentive plans that reward employees in a flexible way can p..

The place for creative thinking in the world of big business

The place for creative thinking in the world of big business

By Lee McCormack, CEO, MyGlobalHome How big business sees creative thinking In big business, it is often felt that whilst creative thi..

Customer loyalty Vs ROI: Why the metrics of Digital Marketing are changing

Customer loyalty Vs ROI: Why the metrics of Digital Marketing are changing

By Michael Bush, Commercial Director, Climb Online According to the latest statistics, the average business spends between 5 – 12% of ..

3 ways to positively impact and measure workplace productivity

3 ways to positively impact and measure workplace productivity

By Paul King, Founder of OddsMonkey, an end-to-end matched betting expert and software service that specialises in analysing odds and ..

Managing from Home: How to Lead A Team Remotely

Managing from Home: How to Lead A Team Remotely

By Sheryll Thicke, Internal Quality Assurer (IQA) at Busy Bees Education and Training supports the delivery of Management and Leaders..

3 expert tips for reaching your business goals in 2021

3 expert tips for reaching your business goals in 2021

Founded in 2004, Write From The Heart is a family-run business specialising in personalised gifts and keepsakes including frames, clot..

UK workers are driving a digital-first revolution

UK workers are driving a digital-first revolution

By Paige Erickson, Managing Director, EMEA, Workfront, an Adobe company  We’re now one year on from the ‘great home-workin..

Smart business practices for when we’re out of Covid

Smart business practices for when we’re out of Covid

By Anthony Lamoureux, Chief Executive Officer at Velocity Smart Technology How smart businesses can re-imagine working to thrive To se..

The Navigational Leadership Style

The Navigational Leadership Style

By Dr. Elizabeth R. Moore, PhD, Academic Lead for Professional Development And Director of MBA in Leadership at The University of Law ..

5 leadership lessons every manager must learn

5 leadership lessons every manager must learn

A managerial mindset doesn’t always come easy, but if you’re lucky enough to have secured a top position in y..

Why an employee-centric company culture is important (and how you can implement it)

Why an employee-centric company culture is important (and how you can implement it)

Your staff are your company’s most important asset, so it’s important you make them feel valued if you want to achieve gre..

Business leadership and management: 5 tips for building a successful company

Business leadership and management: 5 tips for building a successful company

By Margo Marrone, Co-Founder of The Organic Pharmacy Any workforce needs a strong leader to inspire them, push business growth, and ac..

Monitor, measure and inspire your workforce in real-time

Monitor, measure and inspire your workforce in real-time

By Ben Williams, Co-Founder, Loopin  The Covid pandemic has accelerated changes that we were already seeing in workplace culture ̵..

Ways To Allow Employees To Have A Healthy Work-Life Balance

Ways To Allow Employees To Have A Healthy Work-Life Balance

Covid-19 and lockdown has certainly had an impact on every one of our lives; last year most businesses were forced to rethink their pl..

Hygiene now over four times as important as customer service, according to hospitality customers

Hygiene now over four times as important as customer service, according to hospitality customers

  54% of Brits deem cleanliness and hygiene to be most important to them post COVID-19 98.7% of the public less likely to visit ..

5 tips for leading teams through pandemic fatigue

5 tips for leading teams through pandemic fatigue

By Andrew Duncan, Partner and UK CEO at Infosys Consulting 2020 was, in many ways, marked by action. The global pandemic and the resul..

5 ways to refresh your technology stack for the next normal

5 ways to refresh your technology stack for the next normal

By Andrew Duncan, Partner and UK CEO at Infosys Consulting In my last article, I outlined key steps for leaders to energize and suppor..

Communicating corporate vision to employees

Communicating corporate vision to employees

  Vision is about what the organisation wants to accomplish; and leadership uses it to inspire, clarify, and focus their people. ..

Bridging the gap between consumer experience and employee experience

Bridging the gap between consumer experience and employee experience

By Duncan Casemore, CTO and Co-Founder, Applaud User-experience experts map out customer journeys down to the minutest of details; whi..

A growing demand for low volume manufacturing

A growing demand for low volume manufacturing

By Chris Ford, Managing Director at Ford Aerospace. Covid-19 placed immense pressure on all aspects of manufacturing, from supply chai..

Long Covid: How to support your employees

Long Covid: How to support your employees

Supporting employees’ health will be an integral part of business policy and many will be wondering how to return to work efficiently..

Top tips for lift safety when returning to work

Top tips for lift safety when returning to work

Almost a third (31%) of Brits want their professional life to return exactly to the way it was prior to the pandemic, shows a YouGov p..

Staying true to your business idea

Staying true to your business idea

By Ben Fletcher, CEO and Founder of Velocity² and Fast Growth Icons When pitching out your business idea it can be discouraging if you..

How to build rapport in 23 seconds

How to build rapport in 23 seconds

By Raimond Volpe founder and CEO at Dynamo Selling Have you ever met somebody and gelled straight away?  Or, have you ever met somebod..

Is Wind Energy the Future for Meeting UK Business Energy Requirements?

Is Wind Energy the Future for Meeting UK Business Energy Requirements?

By Jack Johnson Senior Outreach Executive,Medaiworks Now that the world has placed a greater focus on the effects we have on the envir..

How first jobs have changed across the generations

How first jobs have changed across the generations

Roles in retail among Gen Zers have overtaken the traditional paper rounds favoured as first jobs by millennials through to baby boome..

How HRs can identify burnout

How HRs can identify burnout

By  Alex Hattingh, CPO, Employment Hero There are three broad symptoms of burnout: exhaustion (mental and/or physical), cynicism (wher..

5 ways that leaders can protect their own wellbeing

5 ways that leaders can protect their own wellbeing

By St. Albans, Hertfordshire There is no denying that the last 12 months have posed some of the biggest challenges that business leade..

Better Data = Better Communication

Better Data = Better Communication

By Elliot Hogg, Senior Solutions Consultant, Validity Effectively communicating with customers and prospects is crucial in building, r..

OFFICE WORKERS IN THE UK HAVE RECLAIMED 257 HOURS THANKS TO DITCHING THE DAILY COMMUTE

OFFICE WORKERS IN THE UK HAVE RECLAIMED 257 HOURS THANKS TO DITCHING THE DAILY COMMUTE

Following the government’s recent announcement setting out a roadmap out of lockdown many workers will now be looking ahead to a..

Time to re-shape the world of work? – 59% of employees will look for a new job if their work values aren’t accommodated

Time to re-shape the world of work? – 59% of employees will look for a new job if their work values aren’t accommodated

Well over half of employees (54%) are considering leaving their job in the next 18 months Almost two in three (65%) employees rank hi..

How burnout is affecting our mental health and how to manage it

How burnout is affecting our mental health and how to manage it

By Andrew Cooke, Strategic Director at Bruntwood Works:  While the country continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s another ..