Business is from Mars, IT is from Venus. Is that really still the case? The battleground of IT vs Business seems to be reaching a reluctant truce. For years, these two areas saw themselves as separate entities with their own agendas, at loggerheads and trying to convince the other that theirs was the right agenda. In the cool light of day, you'll hear conversations i...
Signs That You Are a Difficult Boss and Tips on How to Change It Are you the kind of boss employees change jobs to get away from? Can your employees stand you? Unfortunately, you may never get the answers to these questions, unless you take some “you” time to ev...
Viva Customer Experience! Welcome to the Chief Experience Officer. There was a time long, long ago when you would walk into the local village bakery/butcher/grocer/tailor and be greeted by name. You might then be offered a treat, maybe a favourite of yours or some...
Understanding The Career for your Personality Understanding the career for your personality before making your next career move can make all the difference for success and longevity. UNDERSTANDING THE CAREER FOR YOUR PERSONALITY Most people like to surround themselves with products that they feel are reflective of their personality. With thi...
Should I Become a Contractor? Should I become a contractor and what’s involved? My main concern is the uncertainty that goes with working as a non-permanent member of staff. My personal circumstances have changed recently and I’m seriously considering setting up as a self employed IT contractor. At the moment I have a full-ti...
How To Approach A Performance Appraisal My annual performance appraisal is coming up but I’m not too sure how to approach it. My manager, who would usually chair the meeting, has had to take an unexpected leave of absence. Rather than postpone the appraisal, senior management has decided that my boss’s boss will carry it out. I see thi...
3 Ways to Tell if Someone is Lying at Interview When meeting a potential hire, it is important to be able to tell if they are a genuine candidate or if they are lying at interview. We all know that when sitting an interview one must accentuate the strong, relevant attributes that they have in order to make sure that their flirting with this ne...
14 tips to remember when attending a job interview For any position that a candidate applies for, 9 times out of 10 they will have to attend an interview or possibly a series of interviews. Below are 14 helpful tips that can help a candidate make a good first impression and possibly get to the next round of interviews with the overall aim of secu...
A Brief History of Famous Hirings and Firings We examine a Brief History of Famous Hirings and Firings, including some surprising and very famous names. A BRIEF HISTORY OF FAMOUS HIRINGS AND FIRINGS Donald Trump is famous for uttering the words you’re fired� to his apprentices, but who said it last to him, and why? What about when style icon...
Successful Tech Companies Throughout History We look at successful tech companies throughout history and their impact on the heights that successful tech companies of today have reached. SUCCESSFUL TECH COMPANIES THROUGHOUT HISTORY In the Modern World, we are all too used to multinational technology companies having a major impact on our da...
Five People Around You Are Determining Your Success Jim Rohn -“You’re the average of the five people you spend most of your time with”. In fact, five people around you are determining your success! WHO ARE YOUR INFLUENTIAL FIVE? Most of us are familiar with the idea that the environment we live in affects the person we are, the characteristics we ...
Conor Mc Gregor and The Art Of Positive Selling “There’s two things I really like to do, and that’s whoop ass and look good” Looking at the techniques Conor M cGregor has used we can learn new ways to market our own brand through the art of positive selling. THE ART OF POSITIVE SELLING The past 12 months have seen one of the biggest rises of a...
4 Tips For Returning To Work After a Holiday Returning to work after a holiday can be difficult, be smart, get everything in order before you go to make the transition back simple and smooth. PLAN BEFORE YOU GO/ GET ORGANISED This should be done before you go! Make sure you have a clear-sighted plan for when you get back, prioritising tasks...
