Category: Opinion

It is a common theory that people tend to leave their bosses rather than a company. According to recent research from Career Builder, one of the UK’s leading online job sites, one in ten workers in Britain are dissatisfied with their current role, and of those people – 73% don’t feel valued in their current position and 36% don’t like their boss.

There’s that project you’ve left on the backburner – the one with the deadline that’s growing uncomfortably near. And there’s the client whose phone call you really should return – the one that does nothing but complain and eat up your valuable time.

As an employer, your staff are your greatest asset. Small businesses went to great lengths to retain jobs throughout the recession, focusing on making cost savings in other parts of the business.

Leadership, like followership, is a continual journey through actions and growth, not merely a journey’s end for a CV. This leadership development conundrum has always been a puzzle.

With the government announcement that both personal and corporate insolvencies fell in the last quarter of 2013, professionals have been questioning whether this shows a true reflection of the economy. David Kirk of Exeter based Kirks Insolvency thinks otherwise.

Winning a major deal with a large organisation can be a landmark moment for a small growing business. Securing and running that first big contract is often one of the top reasons why entrepreneurs set up in the first place. Yet, it can be blessing and a curse.

So-called “boomerang” employees — those who leave and then return — will become an increasingly valuable source of talent over the years ahead.

In this article, leading sales expert Andy Preston explains that with the current economic climate, it can be tempting for employers to look to sharp, quick fixes and cuts as a remedy to their financial challenges. However now, more than ever, it is important for businesses to take a longer-term view and ensure they retain and motivate their key talent.

In the wake of yet more racial abuse aimed at ex-professional footballer Stan Collymore on Twitter, I ask whether social media is doing enough to police itself?

Klaus Allion, Managing Director at ANT Telecom, outlines how investing in a unified communication system that integrates lone workers can make your budget – and your mobile workforce – go further and work harder.

Auto enrolment legislation was first announced in 2008, as a way to get the UK saving for retirement. All ‘eligible’ employees must now be automatically enrolled into a pension scheme in an effort to help our future pensioners to maintain a decent standard of living.

In less than a week, the world will turn its attention to the athletic spectacular of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games.

From 2014 the government proposes to extend flexible working to all employees in an effort to promote economic growth through a strong and efficient labour market having undertaken a consultation exercise in 2011.