Why Glassdoor is an important tool for your business

Create your future business leaders with Step on Board

Step on Board is a professional coaching programme that will develop your employees into the future leaders of your...

Work hard, play hard: giving your staff time off

Part-time staff. Full-time staff. Casual staff. Staff on night shifts. And staff who work on commission. Having a...

Fire warning: is your business in danger?

Date: 4th January, 2019. Just before 5pm. Location: Spinningfields, Manchester. Venue: The Ivy. The top floor...

Why you should hire someone smarter than you

Richard Branson, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg all make a habit of hiring geniuses. Why? Because even though...

Why flexible working is good for business

Working from home. Late starts. Early darts. Flexible working has become the bargaining chip for businesses looking...

Here’s what I know: supporting your employees is part of the package

The fastest growing sector of the working population comprises those known as “the millennial generation”, roughly...

Protecting vegans at work: your legal duty?

Vegans are used to bad press. But this time, an employment dispute has thrown ethical veganism into the spotlight...

How to put the brakes on coasting employees

One third of employees admit to coasting at work. They do just enough to get by so they won’t slip into a...

Here’s what I know: some resolutions are worth sticking to

I’m not a great believer in New Year’s resolutions. Instead, I think big change comes from making small everyday...

Five ways to handle employee pay rise requests

There’s a knock on your door. Your employee sheepishly enters after finding the courage to ask for a pay rise....

Why your employees’ fitness really is your business

As the boss, you might be thinking it’s not your responsibility to look after your employees’ fitness. You’re not...

Here’s what I know – Nothing’s permanent except change

I’ll admit that I didn’t come up with that one—credit goes to Heraclitus, the Greek philosopher. But both...