Category: Advice

Those items at the bottom of the list? You know you’ll never get to them, so stop trying–there’s a better way to get more done.

A few too many drinks at the office Christmas party could cost you more than your dignity, says Alan Cook, director at the Agenci, specialists in information security and business continuity.

The year is almost over. Great leaders know how to tie up loose ends and make sure their employees are happy and ready to move forward.

Every entrepreneur and business owner wants their company to grow, and grow fast. But you should remember he line “be careful what you wish for.”

If you thought your Christmas tree was cheap this year it may have been one of the hundreds that have been stolen. Just as you and your colleagues are working hard to pay for Christmas so are the criminals.

Firstly, let’s be clear, a lot of digital strategies ARE failing. I have had the feeling this was the case for a good couple of years now – that beneath the hype that ‘new media’ constantly generates, a lot of digital initiatives simply weren’t working.

Ever feel that dealing with underperforming employees is a huge time problem for your business? You’re not alone. The chances are, you’re spending too much time on employees who don’t deliver. Here are seven tips to help you retake control.

If you are considering setting up a company pension for your business and your people for the first time, you’ve picked a fascinating time to do it, as we’ve now entered one of the most significant periods of change in workplace pensions.

The way we consume media has dramatically changed in the last ten years: from smart phones to LinkedIn Today to Facebook and Twitter, we now all have information at our finger tips, instantaneously. This firstly means you and your business can be researched easily (see our article on managing your online reputation) but more importantly presents an opportunity for you to attract people that are looking for the expertise you have, with useful content.

Do you feel nervous before presenting? Do the nerves affect you performance? Are they stopping you from doing things or progressing in your career or business? Would you like to start feeling more confident about speaking in public?

One of the most important parts of implementing a marketing strategy is being able to analyse your performance – and never has that been more accessible than for activities you do online.

When we inspire our people we get the very best from them be it in energy, commitment, passion, intelligence and of course results! Being truly inspirational, be it on the sports field, in your community or as importantly in the workplace is an art. Here are five principles that if demonstrated, tend to extract the very best out of people;