Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
Steve Jobs. Jeff Bezos. Martha Stewart. Bill Gates. Larry Ellison. Jack Welch. Successful. Visionary. Competitive. Demanding. And each with a well-deserved reputation for raising their voices. They yelled. Yelling was an integral part of their leadership and management styles.
“There is a very real relationship, both quantitatively and qualitatively, between what you contribute and what you get out of this world.” Oscar Hammerstein II, Lyricist and Playwright.
It’s a truth known to every manager: happy employees tend to work harder. Workers who don’t care are more likely to jump ship or, skip work.
It’s often said that opposites attract and that similar personalities clash, but how can you make sure your getting the best from your teams?
The other day I had an email through from “Katie” who attempted to sell me her company’s Social Media services via LinkedIn. I thought I’d share this experience with you as it serves as a useful example to dissect her approach, and examine the lessons you can learn from it, in order to improve your own sales approaches and increase your sales.
Nick Montague, CEO of FundingStore, the UK wide online platform that matches businesses to funding options and professional services, discusses how businesses can make themselves attractive to banks…
At something like £383-odd billion, the economy has grown by at least 0.8% in the three months to the end of September, according to the latest GDP figures released today.
Far too many apprenticeships in England fail to prepare young workers for permanent employment warns Will Davies – a large scale employer in the construction sector.
Will Davies, MD of aspect has defended his company’s stance towards an apprenticeship bootcamp yesterday which saw a ‘Boris Impersonator’ conduct a Boris Bike race with young unemployed.
As an ex Army Major, an outsider’s assumption is often that I’d run a very regimented, controlled company with a clear reporting structure and hierarchy. However, these aren’t the team traits that I’ve chosen to take from my 16 years of Army experience.
Some people might assume that men lead the way in the technology start-up scene. However, Serial Entrepreneur, investor and former Apprentice contestant, Raj Dhonota, has not only seen a definite shift in the number of women entrepreneurs seeking to start up a technology based business but he also feels that a lot of the businesses proposed by these female entrepreneurs are more viable than those of their male companions.
When other people use these words to describe your talents, it’s OK. When you do it, you just sound like a little bit of a twit
In today’s increasingly demanding work culture, long hours, skipping lunch breaks, taking on extra work and being in constant communication is gradually becoming the norm. But while this is happening, is it any surprise that stress induced illness is on the up and people are becoming more dissatisfied and unable to fit in their personal life?
With the UK’s ‘productivity gap’ the largest it has been for almost 20 years, SMEs that can engage and motivate staff will stand out from the crowd.
LinkedIn is a great way to sell yourself and your business, but one of the things I’ve been asked about a lot recently, is the LinkedIn ‘Endorsement’ feature. Added to a few profiles for testing last year before they rolled it out fully this has been a topic that comes up recently whenever LinkedIn is mentioned.
