Category: Opinion

Gary Cattermole is an expert in employee engagement here he discusses the best way to beat the New Year blues.

There is a great scene in Godfather 2 where Kay (Diane Keaton) complains to husband Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) about his unfulfilled promise to make his business fully legit and quit being a mafioso. Michael responds that he is still working on it, reassuring Kay emphatically: “I’ll change, I’ll change — I’ve learned that I have the strength to change.”

It’s no secret that SMEs make up more than 99% of all UK businesses and support around 60% of the UK’s private sector workforce, so there can be no arguing about the positive economic value every SME adds. However, what is often overlooked, even by SMEs themselves, is the incredible contribution that the SME sector makes too charitable and community causes.

The web moves ever onward and upward, and the bloggers are now busy speculating on the shape Web 3.0 will take. However, the media graveyard is littered with the reputations of those who have dared to predict future trends in technology. That said, here’s a peek into what shape the web may assume in a few years’ time.

As 2013 draws to a close, Colin Tankard Managing Director of Digital Pathways and Larry Dietz, General Counsel and Managing Director, Information Security of TALGlobal got together to look at the Cyber landscape for 2014 and what organisations need to consider to minimise their exposure. Here we share their thoughts.

Many New Year’s Resolutions end up proving to be a triumph of optimism over practicality. Especially if they’re made at 1am on New Year’s Eve while meandering home from the pub.

As we head into 2014 Executive Coach, Marielena Sabatier, CEO, Inspiring Potential looks at why self-confidence could limit career progression and provides tips on how people can boost their confidence and careers in 2014.

John Wastnage, Head of Employment at the British Chambers of Commerce commented on the consultation on zero hours contracts launched by the government.

Christmas should be a boom time for retailers – both online and off, but despite the festivities, December can also be a problematic month for many other businesses.

Business really does matter and this has been proven beyond doubt by the way Communist China has adopted a business attitude.

According to recent research into workplace gender differences in 2013, female employers are considered more understanding when an employee has a problem, more sensitive to feelings and more professional. Male employers on the other hand were described as easier to get on with, assertive, better managers and clearer about goals.

The survival of your business depends on making sales. Martin Addison, CEO of learning content specialist Video Arts, offers ten tips for successful selling.

Wow what a year 2013 was in terms of employment law changes. I thought I would take this opportunity to remind us of what came and went, and then pin point a few significant changes that are on the way for 2014…

Few would have predicted this time last year that 2013 would see a recovery in the AIM IPO market in 2013, yet that is what has happened.

One of my favourite leadership quotes is “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader”, by John Quincy Adams.