Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
I have been developing a new collaborative project in the last 6 months. During the research and development stage this project caused me to examine leadership. In particular it caused me to consider what qualities an emotionally intelligent leader will have and will demonstrate. In this article I will share a few of them.
A long time ago in a place not far distant from central London, I was being lectured about the nature of treason. What, I was asked, did the traitor see in the mirror each morning as he shaved? Traitor or patriot?
Over 70 per cent of UK businesses are family owned but research indicates that only a fraction – some 13 per cent – survive beyond the third generation.
When it comes to your personal space at work, are you an office space invader, the personal space professional or the cubicle craver?
No one wants to come to your boring meetings? Here’s how to take them from bad to great.
Here are five ways to get people to challenge and inspire you to success.
Savvy business people know that if the price looks too good to be true, it probably is. However, weigh that wisdom against the need to cut costs and some of the smartest business brains could be hoodwinked into thinking a cheap divorce on the way home from the office might solve their problems.
The B2B services sector is made up of some of the world’s most successful businesses. Collectively, they turn over £1.4 trillion annually and are present in every continent.
Children learn to understand the meaning of the word ‘no’ at an early age. By the time a child (now adult) leaves education, and starts out a professional career, that word has become so powerful, it can so often hold them back.
Meetings may be an essential part of the business world, however there are those among us who have no idea how to behave in these situations.
Be the boss, sure. But overdo it, and you risk losing admiration, respect and motivation.
Sometimes the world of football seems very detracted from the real world of business, however in sacking their first team manager David Moyes today the Glazer Family, it would appear that they are trying to wrestle back control and appease their global client base (fans) after a period of not understanding their clients post their acquisition of the club in 2005.
The onset of the internet has taken us on a remarkable journey, with so much social and professional change in a short space of time.
A new labour agreement in France hit the headlines earlier this week, meaning that certain employees must ignore their work emails once they are out of the office and at home – even on their smartphones.Paul Lawton, Head of Small Business at O2 tells us why he thinks this is a dumb move in a smart (technology) world.
Moving core applications and data to the cloud is compelling on many levels – not least anytime, anywhere access to information and services.
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