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Managers play a vital role in the success of remote teams: here’s how to get it right

Managers play a vital role in the success of remote teams: here’s how to get it right

By Juliane Sterzl, VP of UK&I at CoachHub 2020 has been an incredibly tough year for businesses. Employees across all sectors have..

Pivoting Performance Management: coping with the first-ever virtual January appraisal

Pivoting Performance Management: coping with the first-ever virtual January appraisal

By Lucinda Carney, CEO and Founder of Actus Software 2020 will forever be heavily defined by COVID-19 and it now seems that the impact..

9 Ways to Help Your Team Beat January Blues

9 Ways to Help Your Team Beat January Blues

By Alex Hattingh, The Chief People Officer from Employment Hero.  British businesses have had a tough 2020, with almost all small busi..

Leadership Trends for 2021: What Has COVID:19 Taught Us?

Leadership Trends for 2021: What Has COVID:19 Taught Us?

By James O’Dowd, Managing Partner  of Patrick Morgan As we enter a new year, James O’Dowd, Managing Partner  of Patrick Morgan, discus..

What 2020 taught us. Where 2021 is taking us.

What 2020 taught us. Where 2021 is taking us.

By Laura Baldwin, President at O’Reilly Media Laura Baldwin, president at O’Reilly, takes a look back at 2020 and discusses the tremen..

Financial services businesses remain on track despite the pandemic, says ECI Growth Index

Financial services businesses remain on track despite the pandemic, says ECI Growth Index

The majority (74%) of mid-market financial services companies have remained resilient in the face of the economic disruption that’s ta..

Management skills for a better work culture

Management skills for a better work culture

By Nikki Thorpe, People Operations  Manager at the Workforce management platform, Planday, The ultimate investment for any business is..

To thrive – not just survive – you need clear leadership

To thrive – not just survive – you need clear leadership

By SCOTT NORVILLE – SILVERSTONE FLEET MANAGEMENT Never has the importance of effective leadership and managing people been more clearl..

2021 HR predictions from Sage: Technology encourages integrated working as digital innovation advances

2021 HR predictions from Sage: Technology encourages integrated working as digital innovation advances

By Paul Burrin, VP Product – Sage People Despite being an incredibly challenging, yet important year for HR, 2020 has shone a light on..

The importance of strong leadership through uncertainty

The importance of strong leadership through uncertainty

By Grace Rothery, Head of UK Retail for Gazprom Energy There is little doubt that 2020 has been one of the most challenging years to b..

Five meaningful ways in which employers can show their commitment to employee voice

Five meaningful ways in which employers can show their commitment to employee voice

By Tushar Agarwal, CEO and Co-Founder of HubbleHQ  The pandemic has undoubtedly placed a substantial physical barrier between colleagu..

CEO Santa – 5 ways for businesses to celebrate Christmas in the COVID-era

CEO Santa – 5 ways for businesses to celebrate Christmas in the COVID-era

By Tushar Agarwal, CEO and Co-Founder at HubbleHQ A recent survey showed that more than 95% of London businesses have cancelled their ..

Looking after HR – Looking after yourself during the Covid Winter

Looking after HR – Looking after yourself during the Covid Winter

By Peter Ryding , the global CEO of multi international award winning “VIC – your Virtual Interactive Coach” and Founder of the HRD Pa..

The future of personal data transfers: preparing for Brexit

The future of personal data transfers: preparing for Brexit

BY Kim Walker, partner and data protection specialist at law firm, Shakespeare Martineau. At 11pm on 31 December the Brexit transition..

The role of recruitment in improving workplace equality

The role of recruitment in improving workplace equality

Paul Naha-Biswas, CEO and founder of Sixley It’s extraordinary to think that 150 years after 19 year-old Millicent Fawcett started cam..

Looking after HR – Looking after yourself during the Covid Winter

Looking after HR – Looking after yourself during the Covid Winter

by  Peter Rydingis the global CEO of multi international award winning “VIC – your Virtual Interactive Coach” and Founder of the HRD P..

How can business leaders ensure the mental health and wellbeing of their workforce?

How can business leaders ensure the mental health and wellbeing of their workforce?

By Maryam Meddin , founder and CEO of The Soke, a private clinic integrating mental healthcare, wellbeing, support and performance coa..

Psychotic, Incompetent, Greedy or Heroic – Which Boss are You?

Psychotic, Incompetent, Greedy or Heroic – Which Boss are You?

Dr Martyn Griffin of Durham University Business School An exploration into how popular fiction has shaped modern business management s..

Calling for an evolution of leadership: today’s leaders need a high care quotient

Calling for an evolution of leadership: today’s leaders need a high care quotient

By Chris Parke, CEO, Talking Talent Everything has taken a hit in 2020. Nothing has gone unscathed or unchanged – and the same goes fo..

Five business leadership skills that will be key to success in 2021

Five business leadership skills that will be key to success in 2021

   By,  Remi Baker, Managing Director at people consultancy Wondrous 2020 has been the most challenging year in memory and the pandemi..

Matrix of Pain Threatens Hybrid Workplaces

Matrix of Pain Threatens Hybrid Workplaces

 At Least Five Classes of Workers Could Be In Conflict, Warns Advanced Workplace Associates Organisations could be caught up in a matr..

Leadership and managing people during COVID-19

Leadership and managing people during COVID-19

By Ben Chatfield | CEO and Founder of Tempo, For the first time ever, we’re working in a world where we’ve never met many of our colle..

Using Tech to Streamline Staffing

Using Tech to Streamline Staffing

By James Lintern, co-founder of workforce management software provider, RotaCloud “Managing a team in the current environment is..

Events Together

Events Together

Business Express Q&A FINAL    BY  Meena Chander, founder of Events Together and annual diversity and inclusion conference Despite ..

HOW TO LEAD CHANGE EFFECTIVELY

HOW TO LEAD CHANGE EFFECTIVELY

By Gary Knight, WOLF CEO, explains how to manage and lead change effectively If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that businesses shou..

Ethical questions we should ask about customer experience in 2021

Ethical questions we should ask about customer experience in 2021

By Steven van Belleghem ,one of the world’s leading thought-leaders, speakers and authors on customer engagement. Over the last decade..

Sandvik vice president named Female Leader of the Future 2020

Sandvik vice president named Female Leader of the Future 2020

~ Ledarna names Sandvik’s Nina Åxman in inspirational list ~ Global engineering group, Sandvik, boasts one of industry’s top female le..

Employers and employees need to unlearn and adapt before burnout, breakdown, and boredom

Employers and employees need to unlearn and adapt before burnout, breakdown, and boredom

Industries are changing at such a rapid pace that many employers and employees may feel left behind, not relevant, or inexperienced in..

Is the extraversion bias affecting your redundancy decisions?

Is the extraversion bias affecting your redundancy decisions?

By Joanna Rawbone We’ve been hearing a lot about ‘Long-Covid’ and its effect on people’s health, but we can’t fail to notice how the t..

Five ways businesses can boost staff morale this Christmas and recreate that office party buzz

Five ways businesses can boost staff morale this Christmas and recreate that office party buzz

The traditional office party may be firmly off the cards this year, but that shouldn’t stop businesses from properly celebrating the f..

Pre-Market Futures Contracts

Pre-Market Futures Contracts

A futures contract is an exchange based on the commodities and currencies that are listed on the futures exchanges. Futures contracts ..

DATA, VEGETATION MANAGEMENT, AND THE BIG PICTURE: SEEING THE WOOD FOR THE TREES

DATA, VEGETATION MANAGEMENT, AND THE BIG PICTURE: SEEING THE WOOD FOR THE TREES

By Sharper Shape Vegetation management is a serious matter for utilities operating power transmission and distribution networks. Not o..

Where leaders should focus their energy in 2021

Where leaders should focus their energy in 2021

By David Williams, CEO & Founder of Impact  This has been a turbulent year like no other, with organisations required to shift and..

People Strategy: How have you done and what are you going to do next?

People Strategy: How have you done and what are you going to do next?

Stephanie Corking from management consultancy, Laws of Attraction, discusses the importance of aligning commercial strategy with emplo..

“Can my employer make me get a Covid-19 vaccine?”

“Can my employer make me get a Covid-19 vaccine?”

 By Sarah Calderwood, Human Resources and Employment Lawyer at Slater Heelis This week has brought exciting advancements in the treatm..

Meet the mental coach app that’s the in-demand subscription present for remote teams

Meet the mental coach app that’s the in-demand subscription present for remote teams

2020 has been a difficult year for everyone and founders and talent leads are looking to digital apps to provide extra support to col..

Five rules of managing and leading people for best results

Five rules of managing and leading people for best results

By Caroline Kenyon , founder and director of The Food Awards Company, a multi-time entrepreneur and an anti-food poverty campaigner. L..