Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
Ishreen Bradley, an executive coach who specialises in helping senior women fulfil their career potential discusses why there is still a 20% pay gap between men and women, and offers some tips on how women can become more confident about negotiating their salary.
Only today I have seen another headline focusing around the criminal past of someone in the media, but do we really have the right to judge?
For three hundred years Scotland, made up of a mainland and many islands has been part of the UK. For nearly 15 years Greece, made up of a mainland and many islands has been part of the Euro – the ‘ultimate’ member status of the EU.
If you want to get creative give your brain some TLC.
This month let me give SMEs advice on the importance of ensuring all employees have the legal right to work in the UK.
People spend a large part of their lives at work and conflict between people and teams can have a serious impact on how they feel about their work and their motivation.
As we emerge from the recession, people increasingly expect more from their employers. Many people are less concerned with finding employment than they are with planning their next move, and competition for the most talented staff grows increasingly fierce.
World class corporations are a different breed of business compared to SMEs but they have much to teach their smaller cousins about performance, profitability and how to achieve ground breaking results. In my experience, SMEs that are willing to adopt corporate disciplines soon reap the rewards
It’s official, sort of. Business Secretary Vince Cable said recently he felt some government efforts to stimulate bank lending had not been as successful as wished.
Inflation may be down but business costs continue to rise.
In the modern world, entrepreneurship is more popular than ever. But ironically, that same world makes it more and more difficult for entrepreneurs to be what I call ruthlessly focused.
New research finds that looking at multiple screens at once can actually alter a key brain structure.
How much do you really know about your customers? And perhaps more pertinently, how much do you know about what they think of you? Do you encourage communication?
To free up time and get more done, stop indulging in these completely futile mental activities.
What factors lead a potential customer to a purchase decision?
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