What is the best way to get teams back into working effectively together in an office in the new normal? The advice is that employers need to be so mindful of the fact they are dealing with unpredictable, human beings. Each are going to have their own needs and their own thoughts about coming back …
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As many workplaces see staff return as lockdown eases, this is opening up a number of questions for businesses from an employment law perspective, such as: Has flexible home working now become the norm and mean employees can refuse to return to the workplace? If an employer has exited their office space and now require …
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“Let me just transfer you” five words sure to raise your blood pressure. Be honest though, how easy are you making it for your customers to do business with you? We are living in a time where we now expect anything and everything to be available at a click of a button, so when we …
We are living in a time where we now expect anything and everything to be available at the click of a button, so when we encounter service which is slow, products which are complicated to purchase, or companies who make it inconvenient to work with them, we move on quickly to a provider who is …
As the clocks spring forward, we tick off step 1.1 out of lockdown with a sense of growing optimism building across the business community, alongside the governments growth plan focused on our building back better. This month we look at what it means to be a responsible business, whilst becoming a force for good in …
We have all had a year no-one could have predicted where our ‘normal’ was turned upside down at home and work, adapting to working from home, heightened anxieties from the unknown and continuous change, fears of job loss, full-time home schooling, increased workload as a result of others being on furlough, the list goes on… …
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Do you have a clear plan for where you want to take your business in the mid to long term? Creating and maintaining a documented business plan, is a sure way to achieve the goals you have for your business. Nicky Macfarlane (FCIM) and Joe Lynch F CIM discuss business planning and how important it is to clearly …
Lynsey Devon of Heaven Publicity joins Joe Lynch to discuss how PR is a fantastic way to make brands more credible by gaining 3rd party endorsement, to promote your products and services. Lynsey shares how she has supported her clients, get the timing right of their messages over the last 12 months to grow awareness …
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As the green shoots of spring start to appear, along with news we could be nearing the end of lockdown, there is a growing sense of relief and optimism we can now confidently move forward and plan with greater certainty. Heading into March, it’s time therefore to take a fresh look at how we work …
Do you understand your customers enough? Knowing what to promote to them when or the best time to contact them? Implementing a CRM into the business is a valuable investment and one which will benefit more than just the marketing team. Whether your business objective is to grow, increase the frequency of customer purchases, or …
Due to come into force on 6th April 2021, the changes to IR35 will have implications for the self employed and those businesses using their services “Off- payroll”. Designed to ensure the self employed are paying the right levels of tax, the onus has now transferred to the company who ultimately pays them. Ask …
Where do you draw your energy from? This January we have been focusing on positivity and re-energising ourselves in both our personal and business lives. Find out how we each stay fully charged, tips for keeping your team buzzing and how to make sure your marketing meetings stay fresh. Where we get our energy! We …
It isn’t surprising that leaders are finding it challenging to boost the energy levels of their team right now. In the spirit of collaboration, we thought it would be useful to share a few simple ideas easily forgotten for maintaining an energised team and also find out what is working for you and your teams, …
We each draw our energy from many different sources as we navigate our personal and professional lives. But as we found out there are common themes for us as a group…
One of the most effective workshops that I have ever run for a marketing team, was one that didn’t go to plan. Not even slightly. You can picture the scene, it is early Friday morning and the team file into the meeting room, after an evening of “team building” around the Brighton Lanes, coffee’s in …
