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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..

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..

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 ..

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 ..

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..

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..

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..

Hope is not a strategy for business recovery

Hope is not a strategy for business recovery

By Tom Castley, VP Sales EMEA at Outreach The past few months have brought a lot of uncertainty: first, about how to respond to the CO..

How to manage a team without ever meeting them in person

How to manage a team without ever meeting them in person

By Aleks Kudic, CTO at business finance marketplace, Funding Options On Monday 16th March 2020, I walked through the doors of Funding ..

how to adapt your e-shop for any holiday?

how to adapt your e-shop for any holiday?

By Patrick Schaudel, Head of Online Applications SME at IONOS The Christmas countdown is on, and after a tricky trading year for all b..

What Leadership Skills Are And How To Develop Them

What Leadership Skills Are And How To Develop Them

Leadership is a concept that’s often overlooked in workplaces. A lot of people think of a great leader as someone who’s ab..

5 ways to boost team morale

5 ways to boost team morale

By  Alec Dobbie, CEO and co-founder at FanFinders January is often a new start for both people and companies, and with our current loc..

Why Virtual is the New Normal for HR

Why Virtual is the New Normal for HR

 By Ramkumar Chandraeskaran, UK & Ireland HR Director at IT services company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) During the pandemic ..

Why leaders need to redefine success and go for ‘The Long Win’

Why leaders need to redefine success and go for ‘The Long Win’

Dr Cath Bishop, Olympic medallist, former diplomat, business coach & author of ‘The Long Win’ Who were the winners of 2020?  Who w..

Retirement Savings Gap Between Employers & Employees

Retirement Savings Gap Between Employers & Employees

You hear a lot about retirement savings. But what is it really? And what are the pros and cons of retirement plans? How do you choose ..

The end of work as we know it: How 2020 has generated a permanent shift in the UK’s working landscape

The end of work as we know it: How 2020 has generated a permanent shift in the UK’s working landscape

Covid-19 has completely changed normal behaviour in our day to day lives. People around the world have adapted to the pandemic by soci..

How company culture can help you reach your business goals

How company culture can help you reach your business goals

Tom Lawson, CEO at Opencast, the leading IT consultancy Following a year of unprecedented change and upheaval in 2020, it’s important ..