Becoming a contractor was a deliberate move – to understand the experience the individual goes through when engaging with companies. I learnt plenty and wanted to share my thoughts as we move into the New Year and hopefully provide some useful tips on how you can improve your experience and rewards from contracting. Know Your...Read More

The consensus of opinion on networking is that is a necessary evil. We know that it’s a proven and effective way of helping your business. Networking raises the profile of your company, and you as an individual. It’s also a great way to develop new skills, and fill your contacts list with the names of...Read More

We talk a great deal about engagement and trust in the workplace and research has shown the clear link between both and organisational success. And yet, studies have shown that, globally, only 46% of employees believe they have ‘great amounts of trust’ in the workplace. Employee engagement is at an all-time low and we are...Read More

Jade English is an entrepreneur and star of the BBC’s The Apprentice Tell us a bit about yourself, background and your current role I studied Broadcast Journalism at Sheffield Hallam University and since graduating, have worked hard to secure in a career in PR and Marketing. Alongside this, I have fulfilled my passions for travelling...Read More

A comment regularly thrown around by HRDs and CEOs is that ‘coaching their people’ is among the key skills that their leaders need to improve and do more of. LinkedIn Learning research found that the development of managers was ranked as L&D’s most important objective. Equally, ATSD found that 68% of businesses said that their...Read More