by Guy | 26 Oct, 2022 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Economy, Growth, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Motivation, Productivity, Profitability, Recession
As companies look to the new year, and budgeting, the issue of compensation packages is sure to be high on the discussion list. Companies are facing some particularly difficult times in this area: Pushing up costs: High inflation levels pushing up demands for...
by Guy | 21 Oct, 2022 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Customers, Disruption, Economy, Excellence, Growth, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Strategy, Success
We live in a VUCA world, and yet there are companies that, despite the volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, there are companies that continue to thrive – that go from good to great. Jim Collins is one of the top business and management thinkers of our...
by Guy | 18 Aug, 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 | 3 Aug, 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 | 28 Jul, 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 | 23 Jun, 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’...
