Underperformance

Thursday 13th May 2021

Managing the performance of a workforce in its entirety requires an understanding of the performance profile of all individual members of staff within it. The scope of this endeavour can be daunting to employers, particularly when the total number of staff is large. However, with appropriate systems in place, the processes of training, performance and…

Digital Twins

Monday 10th May 2021

Digital Twins and the Circular Economy: Our 1st Virtual Business Soundbites session On Wednesday 16th June, three leading academics at Kent Business School will take the floor to explore how innovations in business science are driving increased productivity in our first virtual business soundbites session. Dr Catherine Robinson will give an up-to- date overview and…

Flexi Work

Unless you have changed your model to working from home, then flexible working requests are likely to become more commonplace if you are asking staff to return to work in the office. Employees with more than 26 weeks’ service have the right to request flexible working. Flexible working could mean flexible start and finish times or…

Retail Demise

Friday 7th May 2021

What the demise of Debenhams and other high street retailers means for early-stage investing By Chantelle Arneaud, Envestors Since 2007 online shopping has been growing with a particularly sharp rise in 2019. It now represents just under 30%[i] of total UK retail sales. Clearly, the sharp increase was influenced by the pandemic. Yet, regardless of the…

Trade Shows

Live Events and Trade Shows Set to Return The pandemic put a halt to all live events and trade shows during 2020 and the start of 2021.  But with lockdown restrictions easing and the vaccine roll-out progressing live events and trade shows are set to return this summer.  When the country reopens on June 21st the first shows…

Your Business

Wednesday 5th May 2021

Loving your business like you used to  By Karen Dunne-Squire, Elation Experts In 2015, I made a very specific decision. I was going to build and sustain an environment of total motivation in my business. I was adamant that I would develop a relationship with my business that was functional, happy, mutually beneficial and filled with…

Landlord

Saturday 1st May 2021

The Rise Of The Landlord-Developer  By Ritchie Clapson CEng MIStructE, co-founder of propertyCEO Taxation and regulatory reforms over the past five years have seen buy-to-let’s coat hanging on an increasingly shaky nail. Where does this leave existing and prospective landlords today?  Interestingly, the government has recently gone out of its way to create some significant property-related…

Food Brands

Thursday 29th April 2021

Give your Food or Beverage product brilliant branding  By Richard Horwell, Brand Relations You can work hard on your recipe and create a product with a wonderful taste but if consumers don’t buy it and try it, no one will ever know how good it is.  90% of a first-time purchase is based on the…

BNI

Wednesday 28th April 2021

I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr Ivan Misner on the Business Bunker Radio Show in April 2021 Dr Misner is the Founder & Chief Visionary Office of BNI Global We talked about what inspired him to create BNI, how it got established , grew and their plans for the future A fascinating insight into…

Lease

Monday 26th April 2021

Returning to work? How to proceed if you want to re-negotiate your office lease By Amanda Hamilton, Chief Executive of the National Association of Licensed Paralegals (NALP) With many of us already vaccinated and the outlook  looking positive for a slow release of lockdown, you may be considering getting back to work in your office premises. For…

Dementia

Friday 23rd April 2021

Many of us are aware of dementia in older generations however many of us may be less familiar with early onset dementia. An increasing number of people between the ages of 30-65 are affected by the condition. It is estimated that there are 42,325 people in the UK who have been diagnosed with early onset…

Mornings

Making mornings matter By Sid Madge, Meee Breakfast, most important meal of the day. Morning, most important part of the day—morning is where your day is made. And to get the best out of your day, you need to manage your morning. I’ve written three books on ‘micro-moments’ for life, work and family. Each ‘Meee…

Staff Covid

Wednesday 21st April 2021

Your staff’s COVID testing and vaccination status could be key to the future of your business   By Marta Kalas, Thomson Screening Imagine a firm of estate agents where the decision has been made to regularly test their staff, regular contractors and maintenance providers for Covid-19. And imagine another firm that has decided not to. Which…

Mental Health

Monday 19th April 2021

Does my workplace need Corporate Mental Health Training ? The value added to the economy by people at work who have mental health problems is as high as £225 billion per year, which represents 12.1% of the UK’s total GDP. It’s important to protect that value by addressing mental health at work, which is why…

Inclusive

Wednesday 14th April 2021

How to be inclusive in meetings, presentations and webinars online By Kellie McCord, Toastmasters International  We like the idea that ‘one way’ will work for everyone, however, we know that in reality life is not that simple. Take Zoom for example (other cloud-based video conferencing services are available) and the huge increase in conferences, meetings…