Leadership

Amazon To Allow Many Employees To Work From Home Indefinitely

October 13, 2021

The new policy was announced in a blog post and is a change from Amazon’s previous expectations that most staff members would return to the office at least three days a week when offices reopen in January. The message was signed by Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and said that it is ultimately for the company […]

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Top 5 Locations For Team Building Getaways

October 12, 2021

If you're in the process of planning your company retreat, consider taking the team to some exciting places. In fact, some of the biggest companies in the world would take their employees on beach getaways in the Caribbean or ski trips in Switzerland to reward them for their hard work. Looking for that perfect location […]

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How To Build An Inclusive Workplace

October 12, 2021

Steve Butler, CEO of Punter Southall Aspire, shares his experience of building an inclusive workplace. Within my own organisation, we have been on a journey of trial and effort over recent years. It is safe to say we still have a long way to go, and the diversity statistics do not tell the story I […]

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ASOS Chief Executive Nick Beighton Steps Down From The Online Fashion Giant

October 11, 2021

Nick Beighton has served as ASOS’ Chief Executive since September 2015, having joined the company 6 years earlier. Beighton will now step down from the company with immediate effect as ASOS searches for new leadership to further accelerate its international growth. ASOS has already started to look for Beighton’s successor. In the meanwhile finance chief Mat […]

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CEO: A Lesson In Crisis Management

October 8, 2021

Chris Rice, CEO at STL Access Solutions, shares his learnings from the coronavirus pandemic. The digital landscape gained renewed importance during the pandemic. While access technologies paved the way for the applications in the digital landscape, their importance never became more noticeable than during the pandemic. The pandemic made everyone really need better, higher speed […]

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Taming Your Ego At Work: How Letting Go Helps You Achieve Success

October 8, 2021

When you encounter an upsetting or difficult situation at work and someone says, “just let it go,” that can be much easier said than done. Our egos are habitually accustomed to holding onto things and some may argue that ruminating in the unpleasantness of a situation can almost feel good. The truth is the best […]

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A Zero-Trust Future For A Hybrid Working World

October 7, 2021

Michele Mabilia, Head of Product Marketing at Kyocera Document Solutions UK, explains why a holistic approach to security is the best way forward. As employees return to offices, what was a largely successful period of remote working for many businesses is now giving way to a hybrid working future. Flexibility for employees is now the […]

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Elon Musk: The Inspirational Success Story Of Tesla’s CEO

October 7, 2021

Elon Musk is the billionaire entrepreneur and business magnate responsible for co-founding the cutting-edge companies PayPal, Tesla, and SpaceX, amongst others. Over the years, he has been compared to the likes of Steve Jobs and Henry Ford, and even Iron Man, with actor Robert Downey Jr allegedly modelling his portrayal of Tony Stark off of […]

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Building Resilient Businesses

October 6, 2021

Clive Stevens, Chairman at The Frameworks, explains how you can make your business more resilient. Facing up to an unpredictable future requires resilience. The Covid pandemic threw business plans into disarray and many companies are still struggling to keep their doors open. Those that have survived, often adapting to a new way of working, are […]

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Tips From The Mental Health First Aid England CEO On Preparing For A Healthy Return To The Office

October 5, 2021

Simon Blake, Chief Executive at Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England, explains how to prepare for a happy, healthy return to the office post-covid restrictions. Since March 2020 we have all lived with constant change and uncertainty. Unsurprisingly this has affected our mental health and wellbeing. With over half of British people experiencing ‘high levels’ […]

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4 Ways To Ensure B-Corp Success

October 4, 2021

Western businesses promote the idea that the individual is more important than the planet and community - an idea that has now spread globally and has caused critical damage to our planet. Too often companies have an ‘out of sight, out of mind’ mentality, where their waste is someone else’s issue. They also view people […]

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Bumble Exec Sarah Jones Simmer To Become CEO Of Startup Found

October 1, 2021

Jones Simmer joined Bumble as its COO in 2017 where she laid the foundation for the company’s entire initial public offering whilst simultaneously battling Stage 3 breast cancer. She completed drafts of the S-1 from a chemo chair and sent it to the board the morning of her double mastectomy. Jones Simmer says her decision […]

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