Watercooler chat is part-and-parcel of our working days. But for freelancers, this doesn’t happen as naturally. Although freelancers benefit from more autonomy over their working patterns and the flexibility of working from anywhere, there is a big downside. It can be lonely. Freelancers don’t have office colleagues, so…
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How businesses can build trust in the future
Public trust is in short supply in today’s fake-news era. So, trusted companies are lightyears ahead of the competition with better customer and employee loyalty as a result. To make it in the future, gaining trust needs to be a board-level priority. The 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer shows how…
Seven ways to bring out employee creativity
A workplace usually has a team framework that needs looking after, otherwise it will begin to go stale. As well as motivation and other factors, it is vital to create the optimum conditions for creativity in the workplace. Creativity is often noted as the spark which keeps the team functioning.…
Predicting the future of the C-suite
Working your way up the career ladder until you reached the upper echelons of senior management used to be the aspirations of many workers. But times have changed, and now, a seat at the (boardroom) table is no longer the only option for career-driven people. Indeed, the boardroom itself is…
Gender equity and the future of work: will women be left behind?
According to data from PitchBook,a private investment database, $85 billion was invested in startups in 2017, but only 2% of those venture capital funds were invested in companies founded or run by women. Conversely, all-male teams received nearly 80% of the venture capital funds invested. However, a June 2018…
How to bridge the skills gap at work
Increasingly, business leaders are realising that their long-term success relies on the skills of their workforce. Without the right skills available, organisations cannot work effectively, they cannot expand their products and services or develop new innovations. It’s something that has become more evident in the information age because digital…