Category: Opinion

“There is a very real relationship, both quantitatively and qualitatively, between what you contribute and what you get out of this world.” Oscar Hammerstein II, Lyricist and Playwright.

It’s a truth known to every manager: happy employees tend to work harder. Workers who don’t care are more likely to jump ship or, skip work.

It’s often said that opposites attract and that similar personalities clash, but how can you make sure your getting the best from your teams?

Nick Montague, CEO of FundingStore, the UK wide online platform that matches businesses to funding options and professional services, discusses how businesses can make themselves attractive to banks…

Far too many apprenticeships in England fail to prepare young workers for permanent employment warns Will Davies – a large scale employer in the construction sector.

Will Davies, MD of aspect has defended his company’s stance towards an apprenticeship bootcamp yesterday which saw a ‘Boris Impersonator’ conduct a Boris Bike race with young unemployed.

As an ex Army Major, an outsider’s assumption is often that I’d run a very regimented, controlled company with a clear reporting structure and hierarchy. However, these aren’t the team traits that I’ve chosen to take from my 16 years of Army experience.

Some people might assume that men lead the way in the technology start-up scene. However, Serial Entrepreneur, investor and former Apprentice contestant, Raj Dhonota, has not only seen a definite shift in the number of women entrepreneurs seeking to start up a technology based business but he also feels that a lot of the businesses proposed by these female entrepreneurs are more viable than those of their male companions.

When other people use these words to describe your talents, it’s OK. When you do it, you just sound like a little bit of a twit

With the UK’s ‘productivity gap’ the largest it has been for almost 20 years, SMEs that can engage and motivate staff will stand out from the crowd.