Innovation is key to building a resilient business The word innovation can conjure up images of disruptive developments such as online streaming services or companies such as Uber. Fortunately, innovation doesn’t have to happen on a grand scale to make an impact in your business. Driving innovation in any business begins with creating and encouraging…

Holding your employees accountable without micro-managing can prove difficult for any business owner or manager. We have all been in a situation where we know we can do something better ourselves. We find it difficult to watch someone make mistakes but if we interfere, we can end up falling into the trap of micro-managing our…

Most of us are familiar with the term “first mover advantage” but sometimes the “fast follower” is the winner. A Fast Follower is a company that quickly imitates the innovations of it’s competitors by collecting research and data. By figuring out the innovations that seem to have the greatest potential, companies are able to weed…

As flexible working becomes more commonplace, new trends are emerging in terms of absence management. Employers are embracing change. Flexible working, working from home, working part time or job-sharing are all relatively recent developments in the modern workplace. As businesses battle to attract talented employees, some firms have started offering duvet days and hangover days…