The Government has to look seriously at the knock-on effects of the planned 3p rise in fuel duty. Of course, they have to find ways to increase the income of the public purse to chip away at the country’s huge debts, but they could be shooting themselves in the foot with this one.
Category: Opinion
Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth
Women are Better Speakers
Women are better speakers… than they are often given credit for. I have always been a supporter of women and want to see more of them achieve the status of recognized thought leaders in their fields.
The tweet smell of customer service victory: Advice for businesses
Social media has transformed the customer service landscape beyond recognition. Two recent experiences have brought the scale of that change home. Here I explore some of the valuable lessons for any business that takes customer service seriously. Actually that should that just read ‘for any business’.
The Value of Public Speaking
I have just recently taken on the role of President of the Professional Speaking Association London Chapter, and it has been a great time to reflect on the value of speaking in public.
In search of the ultimate job security
The concept of a job for life, of course, disappeared a long time before the current economic meltdown struck. But my dear departed father’s obsession with ‘job security’ sprung to mind the other day, when I bumped into an old work contact….
Dreams, goals and sparkly shoes
Each year I set myself some little goals and some rather larger (unrealistic) goals with the aim of motivating myself. On January 1st 2011 I stuck my latest list to my office wall containing six things I would like to achieve this year.
Don’t wait for business to take on staff – Take them on now to grow your business
The most effective way to boost the growth of your business is to not wait for the business to come to you before taking on new staff, but instead, take on more workers to grow your business.
Cameron puts foundations in place to get Britain’s economic house in order
I have praise for the Prime Minister’s ambition to rebuild the UK economy from the ground-up. Cameron’s speech at the Conservative Party Conference set out a clear agenda to rescue the economy with business at its heart.
Question Everything, because quite often – the Emperor has no clothes.
Remember when you were at school, desperately wanting to ask a question but not daring in case other kids made fun of you? Too many of us still feel that way – so we let people get away with talking nonsense. If we don’t question things, nonsense is perpetuated.
Road Crash Dragons’ Den is not inspiring for young entrepreneurs
Richard Hillgrove, the PR guru who built the profiles of BBC Dragons’ Den stars James Caan, Duncan Bannatyne OBE and Simon Woodroffe OBE has come out with a stinging attack on the programme’s producers today for “chasing the lowest common denominator”with their current panel.
Why separate business women and mumpreneurs
Since the launch of the Mumpreneur Conference in 2009 many people, men and women have asked the question ‘there are already lots of networking and awards events for women why separate mums?’. Well, mums who work from home whilst being the main carer of small children have a lot of barriers to face on a daily basis.
Stop messing about and kill the 50p tax rate to give business a boost
When the great false economist, and rewriter of history, Alistair Darling, brought in the 50p in the pound income tax rate I promised to leave the country if Labour were re-elected for another term.
Small businesses can offer best value for Whitehall
Small businesses can offer best value for Whitehall The Telegraph are reporting that Stephen Allott, leading the Cabinet Office’s efforts to encourage Whitehall to hire more small businesses, says civil servants still need convincing that big is not always beautiful London businesses send out message to Mayor Management Today have published details of the Comres […]
Looking for the next generation of thought leaders
There has been a lot of doom and gloom reported recently around the education system in the UK. But I wanted to take a minute or two consider the importance of our next generation. After all, these young people are going to be our new leaders, the next people to look up to!
How important are you?
Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO of Apple. He was considered an integral part of the business and according to reports, the company are very sad to see him go. But what does this have to do with me?