Category: Advice

Many leaders are currently facing the challenge of leading in conditions of great uncertainty in an unpredictable environment.

As a small business, finding the right talent can be a tricky process. You may not have the time to even squeeze in an interview here and there, let alone vet CVs thoroughly, which is why locating a local source and using it for specific talent pipelining can work so well.

Stress is a tricky thing – it means different things to different people. And what is motivating to one person can be stressful to someone else. Put simply, stress is an emotional reaction to physical, psychological or emotional demands that are placed on us.

Author Clive Leake of Whow! Leadership (www.whowleadership.com) has more than 25 years experience as a senior business coach and leadership development specialist. Here Clive explains the seven key steps to managing your career.

When it comes to wellbeing advice, one of the most common recommendations from our colleagues, managers, friends and family is often to better manage stress.

Do you fail at achieving your most significant goals? Chances are, you are missing these vital strategies

The public sector has always been a viable target market for business. Yet it’s a commonly held view that challenges have always existed for SMEs, who are the lifeblood of the British economy, to effectively compete for government contracts.

In a society which puts ever increasing pressure on us to perform, succeed by beating all previous targets and then get back to work again, employees might be forgiven for asking what exactly is in it for them?

The phrase “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know” is particularly relevant for the business world. Because when you’re running your own business, having the right contacts can make all the difference when it comes to finding help, support, future staff, and – most importantly – more customers.

Ask any entrepreneur what their key challenge is likely to be and the answer will invariably be funding. Whilst funding is obviously vital in turning a concept into a reality it is not in fact the single most important facet, and understanding this will go a long way towards enabling young entrepreneurs to better prepare for their ‘journey’.

In today’s business world most CEO’s expect to be available 24/7 and to work an 18 hour day on average, but Cognitive Neuroscientist and Business Improvement Strategist Dr Lynda Shaw believes that CEO’s and top management are becoming increasingly isolated and are struggling to cope with the pressures.

Lee Maddock, Director and Chartered Financial Planner at Millbank Financial Solutions explains why SMEs across the UK are risking everything by not protecting their businesses against the loss of key personnel…

Union leaders are calling on Government ministers to scrap the so called ‘controversial’ zero-hour contracts.

David Johnson, director of foreign exchange specialist Halo Financial, explores the financial considerations when conducting business internationally.

After recent research revealed that only 34 per cent of those asked were able to accurately describe what affiliate marketing is, Optimus Performance give us their top 10 tips to consider when investing in affiliate marketing.