By 2025, millennials (generation Y) will make up approximately 75% of the worldwide, occupying a growing number of leadership roles in the workplace. 74% of this generation also believe that their workplace is more innovative when the culture is more inclusive.
Employees owning shares in the company that they work for isn’t a new concept. In fact, in 1950 the ownership of the John Lewis Partnership was passed to trustees to benefit those who worked for the business.
In a world of conflict, displacement, natural disasters and lean commercial operations, Ecolog International delivers mission-critical services, creates local opportunities for communities who need them most, and enables customers to focus on their core business. Behind the company’s success is an unparalleled commitment to reliability and a 12,000-strong global workforce whose safety is paramount. One […]
Steve Whiting, COO of Agile Solutions GB LTD, looks at why a data management culture offers huge opportunities to businesses. The business landscape has completely changed in a short period of time owing to the fast-paced integration of technology solutions that have come with the digital age. Due to this change, our personal lives […]
Coaching now accounts for around 12% of the average learning and development budget and many organisations now have well-established programmes. This is a testament to the outstanding results achievable and yet in spite of its popularity, coaching still tends to be positioned as a corrective intervention, something that a person requires as a ‘fix’. Even […]
One of the most painful aspects of growing a business are surprise shocks or accidents that hit the reputation, cash, profitability or business plans with such impact that it threatens the very future of the company and potentially the founder. Richard Branson’s risk-taking is legendary. He has said it is the essence of entrepreneurship to […]
Rapid advances in technology, changing attitudes to work, plus multigenerational and diversity trends are all contributing to a cultural shift in the workplace.
Understanding employees and what drives them to be productive is a difficult challenge most businesses today are faced with. According to research reports, millennials are increasingly ambitious but lack the motivation to progress in a employed career.
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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