Training courses have their place in every business and we all have room to learn. But perhaps the day of standard training is over and better ways need to be found.
Category: Opinion
Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
Excuse me….
I’ve got an issue with some of the things that have come out of the CBI conference that I just can’t ignore…
The Apprentice: Task three – Bakery
Week three and all the contestants have now had the chance to get a real taste of what the Apprentice experience is all about. With Dan and Joy being fired in the first two weeks everyone must feel vulnerable.
Problem solving is becoming the real work to make business grow
Taking the lead in a business environment can mean often juggling your team’s problems. But embracing problem solving could lead to a happier workforce.
Presenting and The Apprentice
Whilst watching Week 2 of The Apprentice, I joined in the Twitter debate along with many other viewers and noted a few issues that surprised me and that I also find fairly worrying.
The Apprentice: Task Two – The Beach Accessory
So to task two and the beach accessory – I love the fact that they met at Heathrow, there would have been that little bit of excitement in the candidates of ‘Where are we going?’ ‘What do you think the task is?’ and then Lord Sugar delivers the fact that they are not going anywhere!!
How to have a merry, multi-channel Christmas!
With Christmas now a mere 12 weeks down the road, this could be the last chance for retailers to make adequate plans for everyone’s favourite annual shop-fest.
But what does Christmas mean to your business? Are you set up to capitalise on all the available opportunities? Are you even aware of what those opportunities are – particularly from a digital or multi-channel perspective?
With all of the above in mind, here’s my early Christmas present to you, in the form of my ‘5 top tips for multi-channel festive domination’ in the run up to Christmas 2010.
The Apprentice: Task one – Make and sell sausages
Well its back and it has started with a BANG, well bangers to be precise. Lord Sugar had all 16 candidates working through the night to produce a range of sausages and sell to the public.
Are ethical FairTrade™ products a fair compromise on quality?
FairTrade™ is a hot topic at the moment. Businesses and consumers have an opportunity to make it a part of everyday life but are ethical products of equivalent quality to their non-ethical counterparts?
The 10 Biggest Sales Mistakes People Make On LinkedIn – Part One
Sales Expert Andy Preston explains that although LinkedIn is one of the best business development tools available, many people don’t use it properly, and even worse – make various mistakes that actually LOSE them sales, rather than WIN them…
Corporate gifts in this age of austerity
For several generations, corporate gifts have played a traditional role in business culture. Here Rick Lay looks at what the gift-wrapped chocolates sent by the printer to the staff incentive scheme, we are fast approaching the season which carries expectations of recognition for loyalty throughout the year.
“Journey into the Clouds” – Why CRM is a Good Place to Start
For many SMEs planning their move to cloud computing, customer relationship management (CRM) is a logical place to begin.
Egg on Tony Blair’s new book, but not on his face
As the hype around Tony Blair’s book continues to cause a stir, one thought leadership strategist is backing his actions as those of a REAL thought leader!
As Google launches Google Instant, should SMEs be investing in bricks and mortar not SEO?
As Google launches Google Instant, which displays search results immediately when starting to type a search phrase, is it becoming harder and harder for SMEs based online to appear at the top of the Google rankings?
And is this forcing some businesses to move from online to offline?
Wake up to the potential of operating in the cloud
Many of the UK’s SMEs have to fight to survive in their early years and the economic downturn has only made the challenges more difficult. Research shows that around 270,000 small businesses are registered annually in the UK, yet almost the same number close down every year.
