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5 commercial skills that are crucial to employee development

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Giving your employees the skills they need to positively impact the business, as well as understanding how their behaviour and performance can lead to financial and performance enhancements is becoming increasingly important. Employees who are commercially aware add value not only in their own role but company-wide. If there is a combined understanding amongst a […]

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How to beat the baby boomer retirement crisis

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A key problem facing businesses and organisations of all sizes in the coming years is the mass departure of the baby boomer generation as they hit retirement age. How businesses deal with and implement strategies to alleviate the consequences this workforce exodus will create will prove decisive to their future success. The implementation of development

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Commercial decision making – tips for making better decisions

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Leaders and managers, responsible for the success of a business or organisation, are required to make dozens of influential or critical decisions on a daily basis. These decisions can impact on a number of things; the business as a whole, financial success or failure, staff morale and employee motivation, customers and clients. We understand the

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Why commercial skills training is essential to the success of your business

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Large or small, business is about making money, no matter what is chosen to be done with it. Invested, distributed to shareholders, used for social projects or philanthropy – making money is at the root of all businesses. It is for this reason that strong commercial skills are embedded throughout; from the ground up, a

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Which questions should business leaders be asking their teams regularly?

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To drive a business forward, you must first establish great leadership. It has been said that great leaders possess qualities such as passion, commitment, and delegation, in order for a leader to truly be effective they must effectively communicate with employees. Failure to communicate with employees could be detrimental to the success of a business,

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Developing commercial awareness and improving commercial skills

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Commercial awareness is the buzzword of the modern day recruiter and HR professional. Many employers regularly cite it as essential to the employability of a candidate, but all too often candidates have no idea how to demonstrate their commercial awareness. So if employees can’t demonstrate it, how can you recognise it? And once you have

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The benefits of hiring more graduates to your business

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With the majority of UK graduates being forced into employment that does not require their talents, isn’t time to start thinking about why you’re not hiring them? Research has reported that 58.8% of UK graduates have ended up in non-graduate roles – a figure exceeded only by Greece and Estonia. There are many benefits of

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Spotting workplace leadership qualities in current employees

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Not all employees are born leaders, however, it is possible to learn how to be a more effective leader. It can be said that the best leaders display certain qualities that enable them to strive for success. Confidence The role of a leader requires confidence when deadlines are looming, or things aren’t going entirely to plan,

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Soft skills that are crucial to the success of your business

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While many businesses believe it is qualifications and technical skills that give businesses the competitive edge for success, it is in-fact employees with soft skills who pose the biggest advantage. What are Soft Skills? Soft skills, also known as; people skills, interpersonal skills, and social skills, describe personal attributes that give an indication of a

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Why your business should be offering digital skills training

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It has been reported that by 2020 more than 7 billion people and businesses and 30 billion devices will be connected to the internet. Within a constantly changing technological world, companies must understand the crucial need to train their employees adequately. Failure to do so can result in companies being left behind. The UK is

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