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For many businesses, 2023 was a year for caution. Wait and see what happens with interest rates. Wait and see if inflation reduces. Hold off on any large expenditure before sales start to slide. For others, they were busy investing and building for the
For fans of Star Trek, they are very familiar with ‘The Collective’ – a term that describes the interconnection between the Borg, who operate with a hive mind. Without going full science-fiction, the group operates to protect itself as well as to support their
For many businesses, following Brexit and the departure from the EU free trade agreement on 31st January 2020, expanding overseas is a necessity. Increased complexity in exporting to the EU bloc and trade agreements with other countries is having an effect. For example, non-EU
Why do you come to work every day? Why do you stroll down to the local coffee shop? How do you get out of bed at 6am? Do you give your all for your employer every day? Or, as may be the case for
Right now, many businesses are reducing investment. Why? Well, in response to rising prices and interest rates, it is a natural choice. Investing in new technology, equipment and innovation may not bring benefits today so perhaps they can wait. Despite some reduction in investment,
Alas, all good things come to an end. From dreams of working from the ‘coffice’ to high-speed rail travel to London, not every story has a happy ending. Hybrid working has been around since reliable internet became the norm, so long as you had
For every story of a business laying off staff, another is quietly hiring and investing for the future. For every business ‘winging it’ without a plan, another is 4 years into a 5-year plan to take a dramatic upturn in their fortunes. Whilst HMG
Most people will have seen the results of a survey from King’s College London, which displayed how low the UK places work in importance versus 23 other countries. Just 73% say that it is important to them. The old adage of whether you live
Where do you stand on business planning? Essential to success? Waste of time? Out of date before we start? The foundation of our competitive competencies? Whichever end of the spectrum you reside in, most businesses follow some form of strategy and build some form
As widely reported on 26th September 2023, the number of UK workers taking sick leave rose to the highest in 10 years. Yes, employees now take 7.8 sick days on average versus 5.8 in 2019. Many reasons were touted for the rise ranging from
Nobody is perfect. No business is perfect. Nobody can know everything just as no business can completely control everything that occurs inside or outside of its operations. Few people’s lives have worked out just how they wanted and few organisations grew in a predictable
Management theory tends to focus on exactly that – management. However, there are multiple tiers to ‘managing’ a business from team members through supervisors up to the board. Should the expectations on each of these be similar? Does each of these have a similar