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Succession Planning: 5 Steps To Future Success

October 18, 2021

Formulating a strong succession plan for your business is what any business owner should do, and always sooner rather than later. Succession plans are there to provide a long term framework for the future of the business, and for your own personal interests as the business’s owner, too. As a result, they also need to be […]

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Pledges Donation To Flood-Hit Chinese Communities

October 15, 2021

While Apple’s CEO did not specify how much the tech giant would contribute to northern China’s relief efforts, or how the funds would be distributed, his promise follows on from many other relief aid pledges. Most recently, Tim Cook pledged money to help Hurricane Ida relief and recovery efforts after 115 people lost their lives […]

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How HR Technology Helps Ease Staffing Strain, Engage Employees, And Lower Costs

October 14, 2021

Peter Harte, group vice president, enterprise, EMEA at UKG, takes a look at how HR technology can benefit businesses. The Confederation of Business Industry (CBI) recently reported that the UK could face two years of labour shortages due to a combination of COVID-19 and Brexit. From construction and manufacturing to retail and hospitality, it is no secret […]

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How Digital Leaders Can Be More Credible

October 13, 2021

The authors of Hacking Digital: Best Practices to Implement and Accelerate Your Business Transformation (out October 25th) explore how digital leaders can boost their credibility. There has been a steady proliferation of digital roles in the C-Suite over the last decade, with titles such as chief digital officer, chief data officer and chief transformation officer becoming […]

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How To Build An Inclusive Workplace

October 12, 2021

Steve Butler, CEO of Punter Southall Aspire, shares his experience of building an inclusive workplace. Within my own organisation, we have been on a journey of trial and effort over recent years. It is safe to say we still have a long way to go, and the diversity statistics do not tell the story I […]

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Is Your Business Ready For The Fourth Industrial Revolution?

October 11, 2021

The disruptions have started and we have yet to see the Fourth Industrial Revolution really pick up steam as automation, artificial intelligence, and machine learning mature. Whether or not your business will see the impact of those technologies sooner rather than later will depend on several factors. You should understand some of the differences between […]

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CEO: A Lesson In Crisis Management

October 8, 2021

Chris Rice, CEO at STL Access Solutions, shares his learnings from the coronavirus pandemic. The digital landscape gained renewed importance during the pandemic. While access technologies paved the way for the applications in the digital landscape, their importance never became more noticeable than during the pandemic. The pandemic made everyone really need better, higher speed […]

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Taming Your Ego At Work: How Letting Go Helps You Achieve Success

October 8, 2021

When you encounter an upsetting or difficult situation at work and someone says, “just let it go,” that can be much easier said than done. Our egos are habitually accustomed to holding onto things and some may argue that ruminating in the unpleasantness of a situation can almost feel good. The truth is the best […]

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A Zero-Trust Future For A Hybrid Working World

October 7, 2021

Michele Mabilia, Head of Product Marketing at Kyocera Document Solutions UK, explains why a holistic approach to security is the best way forward. As employees return to offices, what was a largely successful period of remote working for many businesses is now giving way to a hybrid working future. Flexibility for employees is now the […]

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The Fastest-Growing Business Districts In London

October 7, 2021

Since the pandemic struck in 2020, London’s businesses have been working through some of the most challenging times since the war. Yet London remains one of only two Alpha++ rated cities in the world, according to the Globalization and World Cities Network (which measures economic status), the other being New York. London’s economy is worth […]

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3 Tips For Employee Retention In The Face Of High Turnover

October 7, 2021

You don’t need us to wax lyrical over the benefits a high staff retention rate holds for your business. Fostering loyalty and being able to invest a similar amount of loyalty, as well as time and resources, into that key talent, represents one of the cornerstones of any successful, profitable and healthy enterprise. What’s more, […]

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Elon Musk: The Inspirational Success Story Of Tesla’s CEO

October 7, 2021

Elon Musk is the billionaire entrepreneur and business magnate responsible for co-founding the cutting-edge companies PayPal, Tesla, and SpaceX, amongst others. Over the years, he has been compared to the likes of Steve Jobs and Henry Ford, and even Iron Man, with actor Robert Downey Jr allegedly modelling his portrayal of Tony Stark off of […]

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