Leadership

Supporting The LGBTQ+ Community Should Be On The Business Agenda All Year Round

June 30, 2022

Danni Rush, Chief Operating Officer at Virgin Incentives and Virgin Experience Days and Virgin Experience Gifts, speaks about the importance of celebrating and supporting the LGBTQ+ community all year round. The annual celebration of Pride Month shows how far society has come. Not only does Pride highlight the struggles of the LGBTQ+ community and its […]

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Summer Holiday Reading For CEOs

June 30, 2022

In the ever-changing world of business, it can be hard to find time to relax, re-evaluate and reflect upon the challenges you’re facing on both a personal and professional level. Such pressures make taking a hard-earned break over the summer season all the more important, with a chance to recharge and get back to your […]

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Does Your Business Need A Mid-Year MOT?

June 29, 2022

Now we are halfway through 2022, it’s the ideal moment to take a step back and look at what’s been going on in your business to evaluate what’s working and what’s not. This has never been more important as CEOs face a tough trading environment. Barclay’s latest SEM Barometer has revealed that three-quarters of small […]

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How To Manage Workers’ Compensation Claims In Your Business

June 28, 2022

Part of holding such an important business role also involves managing any challenges that arise, such as workers’ compensation claims. If an employee has injured themselves in the workplace, you might like to take some of the following steps for cost efficiency and a fast resolution. Make Employee Support Your Priority When an employee has […]

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3 Best Tips For Addressing Wage Inflation

June 24, 2022

Following two years of economic turmoil triggered by the pandemic, many companies would have thought the worst was behind them. Yet 2022 has thrown a new wave of challenges which undermines the productivity, growth, and ultimately, survival of UK firms. With inflation rising up to 9% - a 39-year high and recent figures displaying that […]

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Top 5 Tips To Achieve Net Zero As A Business

June 23, 2022

In 2015, 196 countries reached the Paris agreement to limit global warming to 1.5C. To achieve that requires Net Zero to be reached by 2050 and a 45% reduction in greenhouse gases compared to 2010 levels by 2030. There are margins of error in the science, but it’s clear that the sooner the economy can […]

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How To Support Your Employee With Cancer

June 22, 2022

Due to the huge advances in the screening and treatment of cancer, the number of people diagnosed with cancer is increasing, with almost 60% of people living for 10 years or more. Cancer has become reclassified as a chronic condition. By 2030, 6% of the population will be living with cancer and this poses important […]

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The Essential Hire For Organisations To Overcome The Great Resignation

June 22, 2022

The pandemic, coupled with The Great Resignation, has made organisations aware that they need to deepen their understanding of how critical well-being measures are to the effectiveness and resilience of the workforce. Organisations are now recognising that well-being is essential to retaining top talent, reducing absenteeism and improving engagement. The significance of The Great Resignation […]

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Why Mediation Is A Core Skill For Successful Leaders

June 21, 2022

The ability to negotiate, influence and resolve disagreements are all key skills for today’s business leaders – particularly in today’s turbulent times when they are faced with a never-ending stream of highly complex, multi-faceted problems. Leaders often spend many years at business schools, universities or on management training programmes learning how to manage these intricate […]

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Rolls-Royce CEO Says Pay Rise Is Vital For Workforce Morale

June 21, 2022

As first reported by Sky News, aero-engine group Rolls-Royce is to give a one-off payment of £2,000 to 14,000 of its UK employees to help with the rising cost of living. In addition to the lump sum, Rolls-Royce will also offer a 4% pay rise backdated to March to 11,000 shopfloor workers. Rolls-Royce, which is […]

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How A Chief Of Staff Helps Organisations Maximise Executive Effectiveness

June 20, 2022

Organisations tend to evaluate their success by performance metrics. These metrics capture tangible, measurable outputs — how much, how fast, how profitably — that connect directly to the bottom line or ROI. But as most CEOs know, performance, no matter how you measure it, depends on something less often quantified: executive effectiveness. And given the […]

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Deliveroo Appoints New CFO

June 20, 2022

Food delivery company Deliveroo has appointed Scilla Grimble as its next chief financial officer (CFO). Grimble will replace Adam Miller who is set to stand down in September. Grimble has served as CFO for price comparison site MoneySupermarket.com since 2019 and previously worked as interim CFO for British retailer Marks & Spencer. Grimble is set […]

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