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Advice on growing your small and medium sized business, SME, in the UK. Hiring and managing staff and finance plus marketing all on one website
The importance of neuroscience in business
Whilst neuroscience may be the new industry buzz word, businesses are still failing to obtain a true insight into what their customers think and feel and what their decision making processes are, according to neuroscientist and cognitive psychologist Dr Lynda Shaw.
The single most important leadership skill
A study of 20,000 employees around the world found that this trait is more important to them than recognition and appreciation.
Too Scared to Personalise?
Every marketer is being told that personalisation is the number one priority. But when does personalisation become too personal? When does the great customer offer segue into the over familiar communication that has a detrimental effect on the relationship?
The self-help advice business owners need to ignore
Launched in the 1970s by US giants like Tony Robbins and Louise Hay, and fed by videos ranging from The Secret to What the Bleep Do We Know, the self-help movement has become a booming industry offering everything from NLP and healing to the Law of Attraction.
3 top tips to classy office design
Have you ever wandered into an office with non-existent interior design skills? Employees slump through their day, walls groan under the weight of poorly applied wallpaper and the beginnings of mould, and carpets are more faded than 1920s’ film stock.
A quirky new trick to beat procrastination
A new study offers an unexpected (and simple!) trick to help you rein in your tendency to put stuff off.
Is your mouth saying one thing & your body something else?
If you’re giving a speech you’ve probably thought carefully about the words – but have you thought about your body language?
The business guide to the small things
You’re a high flying, suited and booted business professional living levels of luxury that could make Don Draper jealous. Surely you don’t have to worry about the smaller elements of your business?
6 Reasons to Get the User Experience Right
Simon Townsend, EMEA CTO of User Environment Management provider AppSense, examines how UEM delivers comprehensive benefits to organisations.
Mental health in the workplace
Partner Matthew Howse, head of the London Employment practice at global law firm Morgan Lewis, and associate Sarah Stock examine the regulatory impact of mental health issues in the workplace
The Lone Danger
Whilst manufacturing and production environments present the most obvious risks to workers that operate alone in remote locations, the welfare of the ‘accidental’ lone worker remains a common corporate oversight.
How do you handle flexible working requests?
Recent statistics from the Office of National Statistics show that 78 per cent of people with dependent children are in employment and 1 in 7 employees also has the responsibility of caring for a family member. This makes the chances of hiring someone wrestling with home life commitments quite high.
Businesses urged to support people with dementia who are still of working age
Alzheimer’s Society is calling for all businesses to create a dementia-friendly working environment and give staff with dementia and carers the opportunity to continue to play an active part in the workforce.
Small business tax tips for 2015
In an increasingly competitive commercial environment, small businesses have to ensure that they are up to date with the current tax legislation and able to take advantage of any tax breaks, for every detail makes a difference.
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