Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
As a race we are the product of millions of years of evolution which has an impact upon our present day behaviour. When we are sitting in our air conditioned buildings or our cold and draughty workshops, when we are using the latest information technology kit to say in touch with each other, the gradual adaptive change over millions of years can often be forgotten.
In today’s tough economic climate you would think that business owners and managers would keep a close eye on the financial health of their company.
One of the most common questions asked by directors and managers is “why is salesperson x under performing?” closely followed by “and what can I do about it?”
Are you one to sit back quietly? You may be hurting yourself and others. Here are five good reasons to speak your mind loudly and often.
In the current economic climate, it’s no great surprise that small businesses like yours are striving to keep costs to a minimum each year and make every penny count.
‘Great Recession’? Of course not greater than the Great War 100 years ago but let us not forget the lessons of this lesser skirmish since it arguably affected so many people.
Employee engagement is a journey, not a destination. James Townsend, Partner, Employment, at B P Collins LLP, discusses what employers need to do to get the best from their workforce – whilst also protecting their investment in human capital. The trick is not to stand still.
Back in the 1980s we saw a massive growth in the IT industry. Sales forces thought they were omnipotent. They were selling fantastic products in a burgeoning market; therefore motivation was a natural consequence.
Technology is transforming the world we live in. People expect to be able to access the right information whenever and wherever they need it and with 4G services signalling a faster, more ubiquitous mobile experience, digital demands are only set to increase.
This piece is inspired by a deeply depressing ‘day in the life of’ article that I read the other day. If you’re going to do well in business, you need to have the inner strength and unwavering vision to see the big picture regardless of how stagnant an individual day feels.
Yesterday is interesting but irrelevant. This simple phrase defines a strategy to spark exponential growth and efficiency in any organisation.
When work isn’t working for your employees, the on-going and future success of your whole business could be in precarious balance.
As the main sponsor for the Brit Awards 2014, you’d expect MasterCard to want to maximise its association and investment with a social media strategy wrapped around the #PricelessSurprise hashtag.
“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got” goes the adage credited to Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Company. Sadly, it’s a truism ignored by too many struggling businesses that carry on regardless in the face of diminishing sales and falling profits.
It’s useful to have employees who are gregarious and well-connected with their peers, but companies that mandate those attributes are making a mistake.
