by Guy | Aug 18, 2022 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Economy, Excellence, Growth, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Motivation, Recession, Success
Despite talk of a looming recession and high interest rates, the skills shortage persists, and could even be worsening. So, how can you overcome this problem to retain a competitive advantage in a tight market, and do your staff / team development policies provide...
by Guy | Aug 3, 2022 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Economy, Growth, Motivation, Pandemic, COVID, Productivity, Profitability, Success, Work Life Balance
Following the pandemic people are re-evaluating their work life balance and the issue of pay scales is under increasing scrutiny. Should companies increase pay as so many people expect, or would this simply lead to more problems for business? It does seem that the...
by Guy | Jul 28, 2022 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Disruption, Economy, Leadership, Pandemic, COVID, Recession, Risk, Success
The supply chain crisis around the world is significant, and it doesn’t feel like it’s going away. The impact of this on business is potentially enormous, and even more difficult in these times of high inflation, high interest rates and potentially reducing demand....
by Guy | Jun 23, 2022 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Economy, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Lifestyle, Motivation, NEDs, Non-Executive Directors, Productivity, Profitability, Work Life Balance
Last week I wrote about how an Unretirement policy – enabling older workers who would previously have been expected to retire – can be a significant driver in overcoming the skills shortage. This clearly struck a chord with many people, judging by the number of ‘hits’...
by Guy | Jun 20, 2022 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Economy, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Lifestyle, Motivation, Productivity, Work Life Balance
Sometimes referred to as the father of American literature, Mark Twain really hit the nail on the head here – age is most certainly an issue of mind over matter! Speaking for myself, I feel very little different now to what I did 30 years ago (I need glasses now for...
by Guy | Jun 15, 2022 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Coaching, Economy, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Motivation, NEDs, Non-Executive Directors, Productivity, Risk, Work Life Balance
There is no question that there’s a global skills shortage – not just among the developed countries, but the developing ones, too, like South Africa – with no less than 87% of companies either already experiencing this, or expecting to do so within the next few years,...
