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Stress is epidemic in society, particularly in the workplace at the moment. It appears that it is worse than ever before, but why is this? We have more mod-cons and we’re richer than we’ve ever been. Yet I often hear people telling me they’re ‘so stressed’ and then listing all the many things they have to do, which of course is the reason for their stress, or is it?
Do you know how to make lemonade from lemons? Here are six powerful ways to turn bad days into good ones.
Barclays is inviting business, schools and government to work together to remove the barriers young people face in moving from school to work with a launch of a major new programme LifeSkills.
Most of the people who work for you wouldn’t dare admit that these incentives don’t work nearly as well as you think they do.
Here are four simple ways to ensure that every business conversation is productive.
Absence, stress and low morale have had a negative impact on performance, say nearly 30 per cent of SME decision-makers
At a time when the High Street is struggling, small businesses are looking for routes to market and the opportunity to meet customers face to face. This is why I believe small businesses have a vital role to play in bringing High Streets back to life, and customers onto the streets.
Luke Johnson is one of Britain’s most successful entrepreneurs with an estimated personal fortune of £120 million. He is Chairman of Risk Capital Partners and StartUp Britain, and a former Chairman of Channel 4 Television. In the 1990s he was Chairman of PizzaExpress, which he grew from 12 restaurants to over 250; he also founded the Strada pizzeria chain and owns Giraffe and Patisserie Valerie. In this, the paperback version of his 2012 bestseller he sets out to tell the reader what it’s like to start a new business – warts ‘n’ all.
How Stella Saved the Farm is a simple parable about making innovation happen inspired by George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Written by the authors of the bestselling Reverse Innovation: Create Far From Home, Win Everywhere, the story will resonate in organisations of all types—public sector, private sector, and social sector, from mammoth corporations to SMEs.
Fridays are the best day of the week for tackling difficult tasks and making bold moves, a new study has discovered.
The word exercise comes from the Latin ‘exercere’, meaning to keep busy or at work. So it is ironic that most of us sit on a chair for nine hours, only moving to grab a mayo-heavy sandwich and barely prising our eyes away from the computer screen.
The recent fall in the value of sterling represents an opportunity for UK exporters – but capitalising on the present opening requires a sensible currency strategy. Carl Hasty, Director of Smart Currency Business , the corporate arm of international payment expert Smart Currency Exchange, looks at the best way forwards for exporters against a backdrop of volatile markets…
I’m often astounded when someone says “send me a proposal” or “can I have a price on that” to a salesperson, who then go away and work on a proposal or quotation and blindly send it off to the prospect, just assuming it’s going to go ahead. These same salespeople are the ones that wonder afterwards why they never hear from that prospect ever again.
Trying to build a new relationship? You’ll never manage it by staring at a screen. Here’s what you need to do instead.
Thousands of businesses are to be spared from red tape after Business Minister Jo Swinson announced the interim results from the Company and Commercial Law Red Tape Challenge
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