Category: Advice

Employee engagement has been a hot topic in the HR world or many years now. Paul Avis explores what this means in real terms and provides some insights and observations to suggest how employers can get the most from their people.

We all want happy employees, but how do we get them, how do we keep them happy and who’s responsible for their engagement – themselves, line managers, CEOs?

Could the latest iPad make your sales team more productive? Could a bespoke content management system allow your teams on other sides of the world to collaborate more effectively on projects? Would the latest financial services software enable your fund managers to work more efficiently or make better investment decisions? The answer to all is yes but whilst money well spent on IT projects can bring significant return on investment, all too often we witness waste.

If you’re managing a growing business, a few numbers and financial processes matter more than any others.

The art of negotiating escapes most of us, even good salespeople, because few take the time to correctly understand the word and follow the golden rules of negotiating.

Success in business is all about relationships. Your network is your most important asset. Treat it that way.

Do all your ideas seem small and boring? Here’s a different approach plus three tips that will get you to the BIG idea.

Avoid the unfocused meetings that murder your team’s productivity.

Should you have a dress code or policy for your staff?

There is such a thing as too much productivity and efficiency, say neuroscientists, at least when it crowds all play out of your day.

Impressive employee benefits packages that are offered by big businesses can help them to attract good staff, and, the positive news is that today it is no longer the case that the best benefits are reserved only for the domain of large companies.