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After some of the world’s largest companies including British Airways, Centrica, HSBC, Boots, John Lewis, Marks & Spencer and BP have been forced to cut thousands of jobs, it is clear that businesses in every sector are struggling to deal with the economic impact...

Use Google to search for the people in your team and see what you find. For most people, their LinkedIn profiles are likely to be at the top of the results page. On average, employees have a LinkedIn network that is 10 times larger than their company’s follower base....

Earlier in the year, when ABTA published its annual Travel Trends Report, the outlook for the travel and tourism industry in 2020 was broadly positive. Despite modest economic growth and political uncertainties surrounding Brexit, as well as the sad demise of the...

In 1969, psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross wrote about the five stages of grief in her book “On Death and Dying.” Since then, the Kübler-Ross model has been applied in much wider contexts where change is imposed upon us - most recently, how people deal with (and...

Has lockdown inspired you to change your life and launch a new business or side hustle? A shocking 90% of start-ups fail and not having the right team in place is one of the biggest culprits. So, we were delighted to contribute to this ‘Five things to consider when...

McKinsey’s Diversity Matters report found “a statistically significant relationship between a more diverse leadership team and better financial performance”. The report went on to explain that more diverse companies have a competitive advantage because they are more...

There’s never been a more uncertain time for businesses across the UK – if not the world. Every sector has been touched by the coronavirus – with the global economy impacted, redundancies were always going to be inevitable. And they’re happening right now. This makes...

A board’s mandate is to oversee good governance and risk management, to protect the interests of every key stakeholder and to ensure the strength of its business in the long-term. Effective crisis management has always involved quick decisions, thoughtful...

Research shows that companies with women on the board outperform in terms of profitability, productivity and employee engagement. What’s more, female Neds (non-executive directors) bring a fresh perspective. There’s also evidence they are more willing to challenge the...