The word ‘stress’ was generated by Hans Selye. He defined it as an unexpected and unpredicted response of the brain and body to change. Stress is a self-produced pain occurring in thoughts. It varies in different situations and environments. In an employee at work, stress generates from when the workplace expects more results compared to…
As recruiters it’s in our DNA to say ‘yes’ to clients. We want to please them because their business is our livelihood, at the end of the day. But if you’ve been doing this for a while, you’ll know that the most fulfilling client relationships come about when the client can rely on you for…
Regardless of your business arena, whether that be retail, recruitment, insurance or healthcare, or a myriad of industries in between, one thing almost every business owner is now adapting to is managing a remote workforce. It would have seemed near inconceivable when we were established 25 years ago to imagine we’d be holding voice or…
It’s a fact that employees are not the only ones who suffer through a divorce – businesses also bear the cost of an employee’s divorce through reduced productivity and employee absence. Divorce costs the British economy billions of pounds each year, so there is a clear correlation between employee wellbeing, business productivity and loss of…
Sponsored by The Social Index. Unfortunately there is very little anyone can do to get rid of their digital footprint online. It includes the websites you’ve visited, the emails you’ve sent and the information you’ve submitted online. While you might recoil in horror at the thought that someone, somewhere can see what you’ve been up…
When it comes to business and careers, teamwork is essential for success. Every business is built and run by teams of people who have to work together to achieve success. The most profitable businesses are those who have fantastic team players working towards shared goals. Every person should make an impact and be a vital…
Let’s face it, most of us would be pretty stuck if it wasn’t for the invention of email. We no longer have to wait for the postman to deliver our correspondence and thank god we don’t have to rely on telegrams or worse still the Pony Express (yes mail WAS delivered by a man on…
It’s fantastic when employers are faced with a large field of potential candidates, especially if it’s due to the creation of a strong employer brand. The only downside is the amount of time it can take to narrow down the field and find the right person. Here’s some potential options to streamline the process, without…
We all want to grow our businesses. We all want to bring on and work with new clients. And, we don’t want just any clients, we want the right kind of clients. Ones who fit our businesses, who share our values, ones who value our service, ones who pay our bills! Many of us spend…