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All Regulations Lead to the Senior Manager & Certification Regime

July 31, 2019

CEOs Need to be Aware Come December 2019, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will extend the Senior Manager & Certification Regime (SMCR) to 47,000 solo-regulated financial institutions. The scope of the SMCR is also expanding to include non-financial conduct. Clearly, these measures are geared towards minimising risk and enhancing the resilience of the financial services […]

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‘Putting a Man on the Moon’: The Biggest Barrier to Business Growth is ‘Lack of Intent’

July 31, 2019

There are a number of challenges to business growth today, in some cases these are linked to issues associated with product or service developments, but probably the biggest barrier of them all is people. People are often their own worst enemy when it comes to unlocking growth potential. Breaking down the barriers that could potentially […]

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The Best of Both Worlds: Uniting Leadership Development and Corporate Responsibility

July 31, 2019

Gillian Murray has been Chief Executive of Pilotlight since 2013. Her previous roles include managing a language teaching and training business in Italy, and acting as country director for Voluntary Service Overseas in Laos PDR. In this article, Gillian discusses how uniting leadership development and corporate responsibility strategies makes good business sense. Arguably, the […]

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We Need to Empower Men if we Want to Solve the Gender Pay Gap

July 31, 2019

Caroline Whaley, Co-founder of Shine for Women, explains why it’s vital men are as empowered as much as women if we’re to see the gender pay gap closed. In May this year, BBC manager Karen Martin turned down a role as Deputy Editor at the BBC newsroom after learning a male counterpart had been […]

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5 Multinational Firms That Were Evil Villains in Movies

July 25, 2019

We’ve grown up watching the most terrifying and villainous technology companies take over the world, and most of you will remember at least one terrible multinational firm that played the evil villain in a movie.

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Getting Ahead of the Digital Competition

June 28, 2019

Traditional companies looking to compete with the latest wave of digitally native challengers know they must find ways to offer a great service and digital customer experience. But to succeed, they must be prepared to go much further than this and make some fundamental changes to the way they approach business. To achieve this kind […]

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CRM Shakeup: 3 Tech Trends Shaping the Future of Sales

June 28, 2019

As you were growing up, did you or anyone you know say, “I want to be a salesperson?” If you answered, “Yes,” you are likely one in a million. Sales has never been thought of as a career—rather thought of as a job one falls into. You went for marketing and found out you could […]

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6 Products and Services That Make Work Easier, Faster and Less Stressful

June 28, 2019

Over the past decade, the way we work has utterly transformed and continues to evolve at speed. We are now working remotely and flexibly on a whole host of different devices, and as such technologies have developed and new innovations have been rolled out to enable this. This explosion of connectedness has not come without […]

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The Evolution of Luxury Cruising

June 28, 2019

For those who enjoy travelling in style and comfort, whilst discovering exceptional destinations, embarking on a luxury cruise getaway could be the holiday you’ve been looking for. The days of luxury cruising being synonymous with formal nights, stuffy atmospheres and regimented itineraries are long gone. Instead, you can look forward to meeting like-minded individuals, spending […]

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Boosting Your Sales ROI: How Digital and Analytics Can Drive New Performance and Growth

June 28, 2019

In this article Michael Viertler, Senior Partner McKinsey Marketing & Sales will discuss the four ways digital and analytics can drive successful change and the pitfalls to avoid. Few business leaders would dispute the fact that sales teams must evolve. They are already investing billions of pounds in sales technology and training in response […]

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Back to Basics: How to Thrive in Retail

May 31, 2019

It’s been impossible to miss the barrage of headlines heralding the death of the high street as a seemingly endless stream of household retail names announce financial woes. From Toys R Us to House of Fraser, Maplin to Debenhams, everywhere you look, there are profit warnings, redundancies, stores closing, and administrators swooping. Many believe that […]

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Is The Tech Industry As All-Powerful As We Think?

May 31, 2019

By Louisa Rochford As a driving force of innovation and empowerment on a global scale, the tech industry has made a name for itself as one of the most powerful sectors in the world. Technology is now a staple in our lives more than ever before, revolutionary products and services are being created every […]

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