Category: In Business

Have you ever considered what’s really stopping your team from working effectively? Here, Sue Binks, senior consultant at leadership institute, Roffey Park, takes a look at what could be affecting their performance and productivity.

Customer reviews are increasingly used to measure a company’s online reputation. Andy Mabbutt, CEO of the global feedback engine Feefo, gives his top tips on the best way to deal with negative feedback.

The current climate offers strong export opportunities for UK businesses, but they require support to in turn identify and capitalise on them.

Employee absence is one of the biggest costs to the UK economy, at around £14bn per year according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

Connected technologies are revolutionising business. Innovative companies are already embracing Machine-to-Machine (M2M) technology to send, receive, analyse and act on data in real time, to drive efficiency, productivity and growth.

Ideas mean nothing unless they are made real. Entrepreneurial ideas get turned into products and services and are sold to customers to make a difference.

Bosses need to be more alert to the security risks of business contacts stored on employees’ mobile phones and tablets, warns data destruction expert Julie Pickersgill.

If you sell goods or services to customers, it’s likely that you’ll also have to invoice those customers for the work you’ve done. But what information are you actually required to include on your invoices – and is there anything you can add that can help you get paid faster?

With the economic recovery now well underway many UK businesses are looking beyond these shores to expand into new markets that will enable them to broaden their revenue stream.

Talking about death in the workplace isn’t enjoyable, but it is essential says John Ritchie, Chief Executive Officer at Ellipse.

Asking for feedback can give leaders insight into their blind spots, ensure greater self-awareness and a deeper understanding of how they need to improve their performance.

It may or may not have escaped your attention, but there’s a rather large football tournament taking place in Brazil, that starts today.