New research has revealed the poor state of trust between employees and managers with a quarter of those surveyed saying that they are feeling that the level of trust they have in their manager has deteriorated. A further one fifth of respondents have reported that they are less engaged.
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Business advice to help you grow your SME and small & medium sized company and help you grow your company
Email – modern-day welcome home from holiday heaven
Many staff returning to the office from their holiday today will be greeted back with hundreds of emails demanding their attention, which according to research published today, is one of the biggest causes of corporate stress. The problem, says Emailogic, undermines the entire premise of providing paid holidays for employees so they can relax.
Mary Queen of Shops hits the nail on the head: local businesses need to specialise to survive
For years now we’ve been hearing plenty about how our high streets are suffering at the hands of the supermarket giants and how their ‘evil plan’ to take over Britain’s streets is forcing local businesses to shut shop.
I am currently working with Mary Portas’ shop designer, Callum Lumsden, on a refit of one of our studios so I have been watching her brilliant latest series, Mary Queen of Shops.
She talks about how businesses need to improve in order to compete with supermarkets and I couldn’t agree more.
Make the most of your business this summer
With summer having finally arrived – the flowers are in bloom, the BBQs are stoked up and the flip flops are out. However, while most of us look forward to balmier days, many business owners find the summer months a challenge. Not only does business tend to slow down, but employees and owners alike can find it difficult to focus and be productive when warm weather and the beach is beckoning.
Why you should look at taking apprentices into your business
Apprenticeships are vital for our business and an attractive recruitment option for other employers, writes Lesley Bowen, Head of HR Delivery at Sellafield, winners of the Employer of the Year at the National Apprenticeship awards.
Top tips on staying in control of business debt
Jamie Waller is the UK’s best known debt recovery and enforcement specialist. His company, JBW Group, work with businesses and local councils across the UK in debt management and enforcement. Jamie regularly appears on BBC Television and various others stations offering expert advice.
Here he provides his tops tips for businesses to ensure credit and debts are kept under control:
Running a rural business: Did you say bridal jewellery or bridle jewellery?
As the owner and director of a successful rural business employing over 30 people across two locations in the East of England, l was approached recently by Business Matters who asked me if l’d like to become a regular columnist.
‘Localised’ Internet Marketing activity branded a scam
Businesses are being warned to be on their guard following a string of cold calls from suppliers offering ‘off the shelf’ localised internet marketing campaigns which could leave struggling SMEs out of pocket by hundreds or even thousands of pounds.
The road to recovery
Given our natural cynicism, it was easy for us Brits to get the sandbags out and put the defences up as we went into recession, but it has proved far more difficult to come out of it.
Brad’s three top tips for getting the most out of networking
There’s lots of advice I could give you about how to get the most out of networking. If you ever want my help with that come and ask me. But these are the most important things to remember, in my opinion:
Ten tips for establishing a better way of working
Innocent, the distinctively non-corporate drinks company, has achieved international success by adopting a very different approach to business. Martin Addison of Video Arts gives ten tips that other organisations can learn from Innocent’s fresh example.
PRS for Music waive charges for office World Cup viewing
PRS for Music have announced that workplaces who are introducing TVs and radios to let staff watch the World Cup will qualify for a free PRS for Music licence – required for any copyright music played as part of TV or radio broadcast – through a trial scheme.
Plan ahead to cope with a BT strike
With BT looking ever more likely to have its first strike in over quarter of a century if the latest offer isn’t accepted, thousands of businesses could be left without phones or internet during the strike which could take place in August 2010.
Enterprise under the mango trees
Where did you last have a great business conversation? Louise Third has just returned from a working visit to Uganda where she found herself teahcing enterprise skills to students in a remote rural region of the north east. The experience confirmed for her that we really are one big enterprising global community, so tell us about your business conversations in far-flung places.
New survey shows an upturn in hiring in finance roles
Organisations seeking to drive profitability through growth rather than downsizing and restructuring are fuelling an upturn in job openings in the accounting and finance sector, according to the 2010 market report and salary survey from a leading financial recruitment company.