As a responsible company in the 21st Century, regardless of your attitude to human resources, there are some elements of it that you cannot afford to ignore. Your staff are one of, if not the, biggest cost to the business. You want to be sure you are doing everything correctly, legally and appropriately, but at the same time fit for purpose.
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Business advice to help you grow your SME and small & medium sized company and help you grow your company
The ‘alternative SMART’ objectives
SO the New Year is upon us. We all sat underneath the striking clock of midnight and made our resolutions, only to forget or regret them the minute we awoke the next day. Then we rolled back into work on January 2 to that sinking feeling of ‘darn, I need to do my appraisals/reviews and set some objectives for the year’.
How to Motivate Creative Employees
Your company is filled with creative employees. Some of them are easy to pinpoint and many others are brimming with untapped potential that can help your business thrive in an ever-changing market.
Top tips for an impatient person
Are you frustrated with your own impatience and the pace of others? Here are three ways to cope and make time your friend.
How to build a stronger team
The need for staff to pull together has never been more important as bigger workloads, tighter targets and uncertainty take their toll on many organisations. Pam Jones, a director at Ashridge Business School, explains how to build teams that can thrive in these testing times.
Preparing your business for an exit
If Stephen Covey tells us that to be effective we should always begin with the end in mind (Seven Habits of Highly Effective People) then few businesses Owner/ Managers seem to pay heed!
How to Be a More Charismatic Business Leader
Some leaders have a powerful presence, seemingly dripping charisma from every pore. They engage easily with others, and give moving persuasive talks even under duress. In his book, Infectious: How to Connect Deeply and Unleash the Energetic Leader Within, performance coach Achim Nowak looked at this elusive quality and gives five tips for upping your X-factor.
10 tips to keep your business safe from SAD
If you believe what you read in the papers, the third Monday of January is the most depressing day of the year. The idea of Blue Monday is of course a load of PR guff, based on spurious calculations around post-Christmas debt levels and the amount of time passed since failing our New Years resolutions.
Tips to help you focus
Use these three simple steps to increase productivity at work and boost your accomplishments.
How to make a startup grow
There comes a time when a start-up needs to make a conscious effort to mature. Here’s how to do it.
A Guide to Social Media
It’s no secret that social media is currently enjoying tremendous success – in both the B2B and B2C arena – with small businesses finally beginning to embrace its many advantages.
The role of social media for small businesses
One of the most positive aspects of the growth of social media is the way it empowers people.
How to Train Your Brain to Stay Focused
As an entrepreneur, you have a lot on your plate. Staying focused can be tough with a constant stream of employees, clients, emails, and phone calls demanding your attention. Amid the noise, understanding your brain’s limitations and working around them can improve your focus and increase your productivity.
10 easy ways to get more done
Follow these easy steps, take control and see how much more you can get done!
Consulting firm websites need to help clients engage with thought leadership
The report ‘Delivering thought leadership online’ ranks the best and worst firms, and identifies some areas of improvement for consulting firms to focus on in 2013 to engage clients with thought leadership more effectively.