Do wellness programmes really work?
Many businesses claim to have put a focus on wellbeing, but do such programmes really help tackle burnout and nurture a supportive workplace culture?
Author: <span>Patricia Cullen</span>
How to preserve tacit knowledge
Companies are usually reasonably good at preserving knowledge around processes and operations but fare less well when it comes to tacit knowledge. With staff turnover still high and sickness on the up, that’s a problem
What went wrong at The Body Shop – and what can we learn from it?
The Body Shop lost relevance with its core customers, while successive ownership and leadership changes confused the strategy
The rise and fall of the Yellow Pages
The Yellow Pages used to make life easier for everyone. By sorting businesses alphabetically into categories, it streamlined finding products and services and changed how small businesses reached customers. But...
Price wars: Strategies in the battle against inflation
Fraser Smeaton, CEO at Morph Costumes, is in a pickle. With inflation easing and a cost-plus model in play, he’s facing a tricky balancing act. He’s not on his own...
How close are we to gender parity in 2024?
Imagine Sarah and John, both nearing retirement. Sarah faces a daunting 19-year extension to her career just to reach the same pension savings John has amassed. The Pensions Policy Institute’s...
The business of love: Managing workplace relationships
Richard and Judy, the duo who co-hosted “This Morning” between October 1988 and July 2001, met while working together at Granada TV in the North West of England. Their professional...
Five actions that will drive 2024 business growth
As we enter 2024, the spotlight is on key predictions shaping the landscape for SMEs and global growth. With economic instability rife and technology evolving swiftly, SMEs must take proactive...
The Sam Altman/OpenAI rollercoaster: Lessons from leadership turmoil
The CEO of one of the world’s most talked about tech companies has been sacked, employed elsewhere, and returned to OpenAI in less than a week. While the precise details...
Unlocking the potential of the silver workforce
More than half of the UK workforce will be 50 years old or above by 2035. That compares to just over a third in 2019. This demographic shift poses significant...
Time over money? The ultimate guide to managing your most valuable asset
In a world where time is often undervalued and underutilised, businesses face a critical challenge: maximising the potential of their most invaluable asset, prompting a profound re-evaluation of traditional approaches...
Striking a balance: Charitable CEO salaries under scrutiny
CEO pay is a hotly debated topic. Especially within the charity sector. Surely it is reasonable for those working in the charitable sector to expect salaries akin to those in...
The rise of the female titans: unveiling the next generation of scale-up founders
Women receive less than 5% of all VC funding. Often described as a “man’s game”, women are under-represented when it comes to running companies and holding top positions. However, recent...
From toxic workplace to best employer: BrewDog’s astonishing turnaround
A crisis is a sliding doors moment for any business. A reputation built up over decades can be destroyed in hours by a botched response to a major issue. Controversy...
From gloom to glory: What’s fuelling UK firms’ surging trading confidence?
Fears of recessions and threats of burst housing bubbles have yet to come to fruition. Business confidence is better than expected following intermittent stretches of uncertainty, and owing to high...
From the 1950s to today: How innovation can revive the UK economy
Innovation is the lifeblood of business. The UK has a long history of world-leading and world-changing innovation. From the Industrial Revolution onwards, British innovators have driven forward the engine of...
Is the London Stock Exchange toxic?
The UK is a powerful country. Placed fifth in the world in terms of GDP, it recorded £2.23trn in 2022 and with more than 30 million adults in the labour...
The rise of an underdog: How this European nation is quietly dominating the global stage
Poland is on the verge of becoming a great global power. The Polish economy has proven resilient to multiple global shocks, including the 2020 recession, the war in Ukraine, the...
GDPR turns five: Has it positively changed the landscape of Data Protection?
May 25th marks the fifth anniversary of GDPR. In the UK, we have witnessed huge change in the past five years – including four Prime Ministers, the Covid-19 pandemic and...
From banking to sportswear: How these brothers built a global clothing empire
We spoke to Tom Beahon, Co-Founder of British sportswear brand Castore, about swapping corporate for clothing, innovative ways to grow a brand, the power of having courage in your convictions,...