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Read the latest business news, insights from us and thought-leadership articles to reveal views from a different perspective.
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Continuous Improvement (CI) is a process for improving your products, services, processes and systems. It is a continuous effort to identify, analyse and implement ongoing incremental improvements to an organisation. Also known as kaizen in Japanese (kai – change, zen – good), it typically
Most of us have completed an IQ test at some point. Better still, psychometric tests assess your cognitive ability and/or your personality. Selection and promotion decisions may be based on the results. What we know today as an IQ test started out early in
According to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), UK productivity has risen quite slowly since the 2008/09 recession. Previously, labour productivity increased by around 2% per annum but Q1 23 was -0.6% lower than Q1 22 and -1.4% lower than Q4
Research by Gallup suggests that 82% of management hires are a mistake. This is based on insights into just how few people are cut out to be good managers. If we assume that the typical business has a span of control of 1:10 and
As with anything in life, the devil is in the detail. You managed to get someone to buy from you and have supplied them with the product or service. But wait, what if they want to talk to you? What if they need help?
The business environment is always challenging. Aside from various crises and macroeconomic shocks, competitors are vying for your customers. Yes, sometimes you can contract customers over a number of years but not all industries are so lucky. Political change may affect investment and taxes.
How many times have you heard the phrase, “Control the controllables”, at work? Daily, weekly, at your performance review? Don’t worry, it is a rhetorical question because we all know this is common office lingo. In other words, it refers to worrying about only
Lots of businesses have issues. Some have customers who never seem satisfied with your products or services. Others have process and risk failures that bring production to a halt. Occasionally, a key member of staff who seemed happy and committed resigns on you. Whatever
Think Beyond and the West Cheshire & North Wales Chamber of Commerce held the first Lunch & Learn Power Hour on 28th March 2023 at the Ramada Plaza in Wrexham. The one-hour session was sponsored and run by multi-award-winning management consultancy, Think Beyond, and
So, 2023 is turning into much the same as recent times. We are in the midst of a 5-quarter recession in the UK according to the OECD (though recent forecasts are more optimistic). Consumer prices rose by a marginally lower rate of 8.8% in
After 3 years of poor economic growth, households and businesses are fighting inflation. Rising prices caused by volatility in commodities and energy have driven up factory gate prices and service contract costs. Rising prices have also obfuscated the picture on the economy. Yes, that’s
So, you made it to the top but your organisation doesn’t operate as good as it could if you cloned yourself. Staff don’t take accountability. Ideas all seem to come from you. Nothing changes despite hiring a few new people. Many organisations operate on