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” I Quit! The true cost of losing a staff member

Posted: 17th May 2017

By: Clara Wilcox

The cost of replacing staff is more than the cost of an advert. When you factor in YOUR time, the loss of productivity and the cost of actually recruiting, you…

How to Make Learning Stick

Posted: 20th March 2017

We’ve all had experiences of attending training sessions and events, only to find those action plans and good intentions made on the day are quickly sidelined, shelved or forgotten within…

Can Small Businesses Embrace Hygge?

Posted: 13th February 2017

So what is ‘Hygge’? Hygge caught the imagination of the UK papers and magazines last year, appearing in articles from The Guardian to Elle. If you look on Amazon, you…

How Coaching Works to Help You and Your Business…

Posted: 1st November 2016

Every discipline has its own mysteries, its own conventions, its own language, known only to those who choose to immerse themselves within: doctors, nutritionists, builders, coaches. While language can serve…

Long Hours Work Culture

Posted: 24th October 2016

A Long Hours Work Culture is well established in many small businesses The way we communicate and ‘stay connected’ has been blurring the lines between work, rest and play and adding to…

Returnships

Posted: 26th September 2016

You’ve heard of apprenticeships and graduate internships, but what about returnships? With the recent film release of Bridget Jones’s Baby, and maternity issues very much in the news, you may be interested to find out more about…

Sandwich Generation

Posted: 6th June 2016

So who are the Sandwich Generation? They are employees and workers who are ‘sandwiched’ between caring for ageing parents and their own children. Carol Abaya, a recognised expert on eldercare,…

In Work Poverty

Posted: 12th April 2016

What is In Work Poverty? In Work Poverty (or Income Poverty) is defined as those living in a household with an equivalent disposable income below 60% of the national median. How…

Enjoyment Theory

Posted: 29th February 2016

By: CHRISTINE COATES

From U Transition Dale Carnegie, the famous author and developer of self-improvement training, is quoted as saying “People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing” Is…

When is it fair to dismiss an employee?

Posted: 11th May 2015

When is it fair to dismiss an employee? As the government plans to shelve its proposals to allow small businesses to dismiss workers without giving a reason (provided they pay…