Leadership

Happy Healthcare Workplaces Are More Successful

May 25, 2018

Employee morale doesn’t just promote loyalty but it can actually improve how effective and productive employees are in their role, according to new research. A survey of 1,024 UK workers, by workplace incentives and rewards provider, One4all Rewards, and published in The 2018 Happiness Survey, asked employees from different age groups, genders and industries about […]

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Business Rates Rise Crushing High Street Retailers

May 25, 2018

With a recent report from the Local Data Company that new store openings are at their lowest level for seven years, with just 4,083 opening in stark contrast to 5,855 closures, the British retail industry faces a systemic challenge to its business model, which has relied on brick and mortar stores for survival. Phil Duffy, […]

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Slow Data Kills Business

May 24, 2018

More and more businesses today are looking to extract insight from the data they have access to in as near real-time as possible. They are looking to rapidly gain the insight and intelligence they need to drive optimum customer experiences; faster time to value and a competitive edge. Jeff Fried, Director, Product Management - Data […]

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Is Scenario-Based Learning the Future?

May 22, 2018

Stories shape our lives, and by extension, our personal and professional development. From the moment humans developed language capability, narratives have been our primary means of learning, socialising, and transmitting knowledge to one another. In fact, our brains are better wired to understand, remember, and tell stories than data, facts, and abstractions. In every culture […]

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Elon Musk: The Art of Successfully Failing

May 21, 2018

Elon Musk is a 21st century creative visionary and one of the most successful entrepreneurs on the planet. Having founded two of the world’s most talked about and innovative companies in the world, Tesla Motors and SpaceX, and ranked the 25th most powerful man in the world this year by Forbes, it’s hard to think […]

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Here’s What Top Management Can Learn About Mental Health from Millennials

May 18, 2018

Staff rarely feel sorry for their line managers, so employees will be shocked to learn that the forgotten generation when it comes to looking after their wellbeing and taking active steps to protect their mental health are those in mid-ranking or senior managerial positions & partners in professional services firms. Michelle Chance, Partner and Head […]

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Why Do Sales & Marketing Teams Struggle to Activate Data?

May 17, 2018

A new international study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Dun & Bradstreet, has shone a light on how companies are struggling to activate their data to address rising customer expectations. It showed that, while sales and marketing teams put a high priority on using data and analytics to improve their business, most are […]

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Are You GDPR Ready? CEO Today Asks the Readers

May 17, 2018

With less than 10 days until the official implementation of the General Data Protection regulation (GDPR) CEO Today has set out to hear from its readers on how prepared they are, what’s left to do and what the overall mood is ahead of the May 25th. What have you done to prepare? Rowena Perrott, general […]

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Here’s Why GDPR Is Actually a Good Thing for Your Business

May 16, 2018

“We’ve made mistakes”, isn’t the type of statement a customer wants to hear from their data controller, particularly when their personal data has been breached. However, over the years the increased number of cyber threats and breaches have made these common statements. Here Christopher Scott, programme director at The Bunker, discusses why GDPR could actually […]

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How Do You Create a Winning Loyalty Scheme for Your Business?

May 15, 2018

Loyalty schemes can be the difference between a business that makes profit and one that does not. Rob Meakin, Managing Director at Loyalty Pro, has all the expertise you need to help you figure out what a loyalty scheme looks like for your business. At a time when consumer wallets are being squeezed due to […]

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Mental Health Awareness Week: Top 5 Tips on How to Be an Approachable Manager

May 14, 2018

There’s a good reason why in 2016/17, there were over half a million (526,000) cases of work related stress, depression or anxiety, and It accounted for 40% of all work-related ill health. It’s an issue that cannot be overlooked, with mental health-related presenteeism costing employers up to three times the cost of mental health-related absence. […]

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Who Have Trump's Tax Reforms Really Benefited?

May 14, 2018

While he retains a strong voter base in the conservative heartlands of North America, the Presidency of Donald Trump continues to be defined by an excess of smoke and a seemingly endless hallway of mirrors. Nothing embodies this better than the former real estate mogul's comprehensive tax reform plans, which has been presented as legislation […]

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