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Self-Help Books: Get the Most From Them in 3 Steps

Darren A. Smith

April 13, 2022

Self-Help Books are Soaring From 2013 to 2019 the number of self-help books tripled from 30,897 to 85,253, according to…

Male and female learning in the organisation

Learning Culture: Getting Company People to Care for Learning

Mel Davison

April 12, 2022

A Learning Culture in Organisations Let’s assume that organisations are weary of having learning and training mandated to them. Let’s…

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Democracy Leaders – Be the Boss Who’s Happy to Listen

Charles Smith

April 11, 2022

Give the Team Their Say, and Lead the Way Democracy leaders are an idea whose time has come, in today’s…

Inside view of a car with two hands on the steering wheel driving on a highway

Speed Awareness Course: £100m Spent and Still No Behavioural Change?

Darren A. Smith

April 7, 2022

Hands Up! It’s a Fair Cop. I Got Caught Doing 46 in a 40 and Went on a Speed Awareness…

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Neurodiversity: How Can We Engage in Inclusivity in the Workplace?

Lisa Haggar

April 7, 2022

I’ve Been Hurting My Son for 18 Years! Now before you become outraged, let me explain… My youngest son has…

Red Groceries basket in a UK supermarket isle

Macro Trends in the UK Grocery Industry and Where to Find Them

Oliver Walker

April 4, 2022

UK Supermarkets and Their Suppliers are Always ‘Horizon Scanning’ and Wanting to Understand the Macros Trends in the Industry. New…

Employees are explaining to the supplier or supervisor about their own work processes

Supplier Management: UK Grocery Multiples & Their Supplier Bases

Andrew Grant

April 4, 2022

Supplier Management is Not Only for Christmas…. David and Goliath Let’s talk supplier management. Your day-to-day interactions with UK supermarket…

Woman sitting on windowsill to deal with trauma at work

Window of Tolerance: Managing the Impact of Trauma Whilst at Work

Charles Smith

April 1, 2022

Keeping an ‘Open Mind’ Window of tolerance is a therapy term, describing our mental bandwidth available to tolerate stress before…

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RACI Matrix: Key Team Responsibility Tool

Darren A. Smith

March 29, 2022

So, You’re Interested in the RACI Matrix? You may not have heard of the RACI Matrix, or you may have…

Stressed Businessman during a negotiation

No Flaming Idea How to Prepare for a Negotiation

Sarah Garratt

March 28, 2022

This is How to Prepare for a Negotiation with these Easy Steps. What is Negotiation? Negotiating is where two people,…

Grouped colourful chess pieces representing Audience segmentation or customer segregation for category management

7 Benefits of Category Management and Why You Should take Notice

Darren A. Smith

March 28, 2022

The Benefits of Category Management are Improved Category Performance for Everyone Involved To realise these benefits the range of products is…

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How to Get Results: 10 Tips to Strive for Excellence

Saurabh Wani

March 27, 2022

How to Get Results & Get What You Want Getting work done is always a challenge, and part of that…

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