Columns, blogs and opinion from some of the UKs leading business opinion makers and entrepreneurs and small business owners
There is no denying the extraordinary benefits mentoring provides for both businesses and individuals; from increasing personal confidence and motivation, to establishing a positive work culture, and increasing retention rates within organisations; the positive impacts are endless.
In today’s competitive business landscape, successful leadership is often portrayed as assertive, visionary, and highly ambitious. However, an equally powerful yet often overlooked archetype is the reluctant leader.
Let’s assume…you’re a business leader who has worked hard to empower your team to fly your company flag with confidence and absolute clarity on your brand and what you represent.
If you’ve been paying any attention to the news in recent years you will know that Britain has a productivity ‘problem’.
In today’s competitive landscape, effective business development hinges on your entire team representing your brand with conviction and clarity.
The Employment Tribunal recently considered these issues in the Toure v Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs case.
Some business partnerships are just meant to be and last for many years, even after the namesakes have long left the business. Think M&S, founded in 1884 by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer. But not all business founders have as much enduring success.
Innovation plays a vital role in ensuring a strong and successful economy, and therefore, is hugely beneficial to the government.
Perception is a powerful force that influences how we view the world and, in turn, how the world views us. Today’s environment is saturated with social media and influencers covering all areas of the market, leading to perception becoming even more critical for a brands success.
My business and work combine a variety of disciplines, including professional organising and decluttering, the psychology of people’s relationship to their home, and interior and spatial design. As a result, the range of people who have influenced and inspired me are also quite a diverse bunch.
I’ll say it straight: I’m backing Kamala Harris for President of the United States. Yes, you read that right.
As the leaves turn crisp and golden this October, the nation’s business owners will be bracing themselves for a political event that could redefine their future: the unveiling of Rachel Reeves’ first budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Labour’s proposed Fair Work Agency aims to bolster workers’ rights, but is it setting up law-abiding businesses for failure? The balance between regulation and business growth is more precarious than ever.
Often misunderstood as a “dark art,” business development is actually the strategic powerhouse driving organisational growth.
Good growth: the interconnection between shareholder and stakeholder value, where social, economic and environmental factors combine to create sustainable change.
