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As a business leader, you’ll often find that time can be your worst enemy. With the pressure of the day-to-day management of an organisation, retaining clients and winning new business, as well as trying to find time to see family and friends, it can be a very demanding job. As a result, many business leaders struggle to achieve a good work-life balance.

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Did you know that global temperatures are rising at an alarming rate, with 16 of the 17 warmest years on record coming after 2001? Or that Arctic sea ice has shrunk by 3.5-4.1% every decade since 1979? With one of the strongest recorded hurricanes in history recently hitting the Atlantic, it’s unsurprising that climate change is one of the most important topics this century.

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The importance of a good company culture is sometimes undervalued. A strong culture can help a business run smoothly, effectively and positively. Companies such as Google, Apple and Microsoft are renowned for their great culture. And there’s a lot that we can learn from these companies.

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Where do you want your business to be in ten years’ time? How are you planning to get your business where you want it to be? Are you putting a recruitment plan in place in order to attract fresh talent and generate business growth?

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• The dating game of the business world: Recruitment

  Recruitment is crucial for any business. Without the right workforce a business would limp along and eventually grind to a halt. With the right employees behind a brand, firms can thrive, develop and prosper. It’s a bit like the dating game of the business world, get it wrong and you’re left frayed and frustrated, get it right and you’re buzzing, buoyant and excited about the future.

  Though hiring the right people isn’t easy and takes time, money and effort. If you’re an employer wrestling with the often precarious world of recruitment, you may find the following advice useful to help iron out recruitment problems and generate employment success.

Topics: management, business, productivity

 

There are lots of occasions during the average day at the office when valuable working time is lost. It might only be a few seconds waiting for a slow lift, or it could be minutes heading to the nearest canteen

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Nobody wants to be an April Fool, especially not in business. From making an IT blunder during an important presentation to getting the director’s name wrong at a company you’re trying to go into a partnership with, being left red-faced and cringing with embarrassment is an inherent part of the world of business. 

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