As the cloud radically rewires our lives, cutting out the intermediary when it comes to; booking transport, listening to music and finding holiday accommodation, it removes the inefficiencies inherent in analogue, and traditional agents can be ‘disintermediated’. As this process of digital disintermediation continues to gain momentum in domestic and social settings, we need to ask ourselves how such technologies are impacting the world of work?
Article by: Viola Lloyd | Published: 8 August 2016
The current rate of workforce change is unprecedented. Each new generation of working professionals is emerging more rapidly than the one before, with increasingly advanced expectations of their employers.
Article by: Viola Lloyd | Published: 8 August 2016
Businesses are built on data and numbers. It’s what makes a company tick and what makes the world go round. But as it gets more and more difficult to attract and retain customers, companies need to recognise that the seemingly unimportant data that they hold could actually be incredibly valuable to their future development. It’s all about knowing how to use it.
Article by: Viola Lloyd | Published: 8 August 2016
A recent survey by Vodafone[i] highlighted that 83 percent of global companies offering flexible working improved their productivity and 58 percent said it had boosted their reputation.
Article by: Viola Lloyd | Published: 5 August 2016
Life in business is generally viewed as macho, cut-throat, and uncaring. It is not perceived as an environment that fosters trust, openness, and creativity. The behaviour of some bankers in recent years has further advanced the belief that business is purely about profit and greed. It would appear that there is little place for integrity. But do we really want to continue in this vein? Asks John Reynard, author of ‘Spiritual Route to Entrepreneurial Success – From Harassed Sole Trader to Visionary CEO’
Article by: Viola Lloyd | Published: 5 August 2016
We’ve heard a lot about millennials: they are often portrayed as narcissistic and entitled, yet social media savvy, or at least that’s how the cliché goes.
Article by: Viola Lloyd | Published: 5 August 2016
Good data doesn’t naturally equate to good business decisions, but it’s certainly a starting point. After all, data can only seek to inspire better human judgement, but few would argue against the fact that it’s better to put science ahead of gut feeling, especially where HR and people management are concerned.
Article by: Viola Lloyd | Published: 4 August 2016
The last 20 years has seen a dramatic growth in flexible working as employees and employers recognise that the benefits far outweigh the disadvantages.
Article by: Richard Manby, MD of Bodet Ltd | Published: 3 August 2016
Despite having the two highest unfavourable ratings of any major presidential candidates in history, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have outlasted their competitors, and one of them is going to become the leader of the free world. What does success in the face of such highly unfavourable ratings teach us about personal branding? And what can working professionals at every level learn from it? Article by Karen Leland, author of the newly released title, “The Brand Mapping Strategy: Design, Build, and Accelerate Your Brand.
Article by: Viola Lloyd | Published: 2 August 2016
As Verizon announces the acquisition of Yahoo! for $4.83 billion and the announcement earlier this month that Japan’s SoftBank buying Arm Holdings, the British smartphone chip designer for £24.3bn, Mary Clarke, CEO of Cognisco, looks at the challenges companies face bringing their employees together.
Article by: Viola Lloyd | Published: 29 July 2016
