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In this article Libby Payne, clinical director of employee assistance experts, CiC considers some of the practical strategies you can adopt to support carers and ensure they’re ready to take on the challenging roles at home and at work that they’re required to do.
When markets work well, profits are made by pleasing consumers, not at their expense, says the CBI.
We all need friends at work. Looking for advice on a project? Want to celebrate a major client win or milestone? Need to vent about how demanding, controlling, unreasonable, ignorant, awful, and stupid the boss is? That’s what friends are for.
Most people who we think are working hard are mismanaging their time.
The market to buy a company can be unpredictable, so an owner shouldn’t sell because they’re receiving attractive offers from big-time buyers. Timing is always tricky, as you can never be sure on the right moment to sell. An active market can turn anxiety into action quickly.
UK businesses with international interests are risking immigration non-compliance by failing to properly assess immigration policy in relation to short-term business travellers.
Apprenticeships are well and truly in the spotlight next month, with National Apprenticeship Week (March 9 -13).
Cliff Findlay, MD of strategic brand agency Latitude Solutions looks at the three critical questions company owners and directors need to ask themselves to boost sales in today’s ever-changing, ever more competitive business environment.
LinkedIn has evolved to become one the most important and most prevalent resources for professional networking available. But that’s just what you do know. Here’s what you don’t.
How can you work well when you’re surrounded by the chaos of dysfunction? Here are seven tips that can help you cope like a pro even in the craziest of settings.
A recent ruling by the European Court of Justice found that obesity could constitute a disability in certain circumstances where an individual’s weight hindered their “full and effective participation” in the workplace.
At some point you may have to have to take on the difficult task of delivering bad news, particularly in the workplace.
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, this is an ideal time to think about the relationships you have with your customers.
Yes, says Colin Tankard, Managing Director of Digital Pathways, but choose your provider carefully
Running a business can be a bit like being in a long-term relationship. In the beginning, everything you do with your business is exciting and new, and even the supposedly dull things like doing your expenses are fun.
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