Tech and Innovation

According to a 2019 study VitalSmarts, over 50% of employees are avoiding having difficult conversations with their boss, colleagues, or direct reports. What’s worse is that 11% have actually quit their job rather than tackle a tricky topic with a colleague. Fast forward to 2021 as uncertainty, ambiguity and social...

Investing in new technologies can be a stressful part of business operations. If you’re looking for a software solution, consider what custom software has to offer. Depending on your needs, the “right” software may be something that doesn’t exist yet. Choosing the right business software can be a difficult task....

Freelancing doesn't suffer fools. And it takes a certain kind of person to make a long-term success of it. When a freelancer fails, people often think it's due to a lack of skills, but that's not always the case. Usually, they fail because of a lack of business acumen or...

As companies continue to grapple with the best way forward in navigating a Hybrid Workforce, one of the beliefs driving many companies to require that all employees return to the office is “company culture,” that is the shared beliefs, values, norms and practices that uniquely distinguish one company from another....

In my work as an executive coach, I spend many hours working with leaders helping them to recognise the reason they don’t have time to lead, is because they’re too busy doing other people’s work for them. Assuming leaders want to extricate themselves from this scenario, we explore how coaching...

Meetings, meetings, and more meetings. We all know we either organise or attend more than we should.  How often are you asked to attend a meeting or send a diary invite to get others to attend? A recent Microsoft Office survey listed the top three-time wasters in business. These include...

Lead generation is crucial for the growth of any company. Yet, it is not enough to have a lot of leads. Quality is what matters. In particular, a quality lead adds to sustainability and improves the sales process in the end.  The definition of the quality of leads is concerned...

Amazon is the largest online trading platform in the world. Dealing with it, a seller must get familiar with the law policy in the United States and the scope of taxes to pay. This article is about the charges that sellers should pay for selling their goods on the Amazon...

I am so lucky that my days are spent with super successful women. I get to hear their thoughts, their dreams, and of course, their fears. I was asked recently, "what do you think sets the successful women apart?”, and I said, “learning how to say no and sticking to...

A satisfying IKEA customer shopping expedition involves several integrated components, all of which come together to create a pleasing result. The story begins when a customer steps through the doors of their region’s IKEA store. Although they are never quite sure what treasures they will find, they know they will...