
Five lessons from MasterCard's 'tweets for tickets' debacle
As the main sponsor for the Brit Awards 2014, you'd expect MasterCard to want to maximise its association and investment with a social media strategy wrapped…
Some of the UKs leading business leaders and opinion formers share their insight and ideas for growth

As the main sponsor for the Brit Awards 2014, you'd expect MasterCard to want to maximise its association and investment with a social media strategy wrapped…

“If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got” goes the adage credited to Henry Ford, founder of the Ford…

It's useful to have employees who are gregarious and well-connected with their peers, but companies that mandate those attributes are making a mistake.

It is a common theory that people tend to leave their bosses rather than a company. According to recent research from Career Builder, one of the…

There’s that project you’ve left on the backburner – the one with the deadline that’s growing uncomfortably near. And there’s the client whose phone call you…

As an employer, your staff are your greatest asset. Small businesses went to great lengths to retain jobs throughout the recession, focusing on making cost savings…

Leadership, like followership, is a continual journey through actions and growth, not merely a journey’s end for a CV. This leadership development conundrum has always been…

With the government announcement that both personal and corporate insolvencies fell in the last quarter of 2013, professionals have been questioning whether this shows a true…

Winning a major deal with a large organisation can be a landmark moment for a small growing business. Securing and running that first big contract is…

So-called “boomerang” employees — those who leave and then return — will become an increasingly valuable source of talent over the years ahead.

My top top tips on how to attract the most talented individuals to your business regardless of the economic climate

In this article, leading sales expert Andy Preston explains that with the current economic climate, it can be tempting for employers to look to sharp, quick…

In the wake of yet more racial abuse aimed at ex-professional footballer Stan Collymore on Twitter, I ask whether social media is doing enough to police…

Klaus Allion, Managing Director at ANT Telecom, outlines how investing in a unified communication system that integrates lone workers can make your budget – and your…

Auto enrolment legislation was first announced in 2008, as a way to get the UK saving for retirement. All ‘eligible’ employees must now be automatically enrolled…