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 […]
We all understand the importance of employees having a growth mindset and engaging in lifelong learning. These are essential habits for CEOs to foster at a cultural level. This is as important for retention as it is for productivity. Attitudes among employees, particularly for voluntary learning and building on soft skills, has changed. Having the […]
Growth. All businesses and professionals should desire it and most certainly need it. But achieving and sustaining growth in today’s uber-complex environment—whether corporate, entrepreneurial or personal career growth—takes multifaceted vision, ingenuity and agility.
Making a success of a business is simple. Yes, it is hard work, challenging, unpredictable and at times it can cause serious sleep deprivation, but it is also simple.
Advising and profiling leaders for the past 18 years, I’ve been lucky enough to learn a lot about what works, what doesn’t and why. As I have profiled these people, I have lived their journeys with them and while I’ve not bourn the scars or failure (nor shared in the rewards of success) in their […]
The French political economist, Jean Monnet, was my kind of leader. His ability to inspire people to work together towards a clearly defined objective enabled extraordinary progress for multiple decades and numerous countries, all without being elected to public office. Monnet conceived the Treaty of Paris, originally with an objective around Franco-West German coal and […]
Over the last 10 years, there has been a steady rise in the number of people pursuing freelance careers – often in vocations such as personal training, beauty therapy and driving instructing. The majority of these roles are usually defined as the selling of ‘time-based services.’ Whilst the reasons for growth in this type of […]
In recent years, the talent market for IT professionals has become increasingly competitive, as more and more businesses start to realise that technological innovation will be critical to their future success. Firstly, business growth now largely depends on the implementation of digital technologies that improve the customer experience. Secondly, companies that don’t keep up with […]
Owning a business in the property industry can be lucrative. However, along with all the benefits of being your own boss comes responsibilities for issues such as compliance, legislation and, of course, finances. Bindar Dosanjh, Author of Power Property Investing for Women, gives the 13 keys to starting a successful property business. I have met […]
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