Workplace motivator Cassandra Andrews explains why firms are facing the ‘big quit’. The stats are eyewatering. A million job vacancies in the UK and a whopping 24 million resignations in the US since last spring as ‘the big quit’ continues to...

BDO Optimism Index reaches its highest level since 2005 BDO Employment Index reaches 6 month high as businesses hire staff ahead of a full reopening Rising inflation is a growing concern as the Index edges towards a four-year...

Stress is a real problem for both organisations and their employees. It accounts for a significant proportion of work related illness each year. Being aware of the signs of stress, some of the triggers and how to manage them...

There are many models of leadership. The Everything DiSC Work of Leaders® is a personalised learning experience that connects unique leadership styles to real-world demands. With one unified model of leadership – Vision, Alignment and Execution – it helps leaders...

Learning at Work Week 2020 takes place from 5th – 11th October on the theme ‘Learning Journeys. As a leader, what are you doing to promote learning journeys in your workplace? What did you last learn?  Was it planned or...

With so much focus on hand sanitisation and the wearing of face coverings and your priority of creating and maintaining a Covid-19 secure working environment, have you taken the time to think about food safety? Where are your employees storing...

One of the benefits of lockdown, where employees have worked from home, has been the reduction in the amount of time that employees have spent travelling when commuting to and from work. Many employees have established a place at...

Leaders want their staff and colleagues to be the best they can be. An emotionally intelligent workforce can support your thriving agile culture. Now, more than ever, leaders need a workforce that is agile, able to flex and stretch to...

Everyone who has ever read a book or blog about sales and marketing, tried to break into a new industry, or really heard anything about the best way to run a business will have heard about the importance of...

From the moment you become a director, you are no longer responsible just for your own actions, performance and responsibilities, but for those of everyone in your company or corporation In fact you become legally responsible for, and to, many...

Time is limited: it doesn’t last for ever. We need to make the best use of it we can Whether we’re thinking about the amount of time we have left on Earth, how we’re going to spend the weekend, or how...

Today, interpersonal skills are critical to our personal and professional success. In the workplace, we are increasingly encouraged to improve our capacity to handle relationships judiciously and empathetically. Organisational humour can create positive energy within a company and help improve...

You started your business a few years ago, it’s going well, you’re paying yourself a decent salary but what now? Do you want your business to remain all about you or do you want it to grow? Are you turning...

What, exactly, do we mean by management? Different textbooks and management gurus give different definitions. Many are along the lines of ‘achieving desired goals through planning, organising, directing and controlling’. A shorter – and perhaps better – definition is...

Whether you voted Leave or Remain, you were probably bewildered by the Government’s excruciating attempts to negotiate a withdrawal agreement with the EU. Few of us are involved in negotiations of such importance and complexity, but we’re all involved in...