How to Welcome your New Year’s New Staff

Mark Hedberg, DrMedVet MRCVS Well, that was quite the New Year’s Bash you had at your workplace! Still, the work-week has reared its ugly head. You’ve managed to shake off the headache, taken down the bunting, and you’ve successfully removed the HR bloke from where the accountants gaffer taped him to the side of the […]

How Much Does Stress Cost You?

Mark Hedberg, DrMedVet MRCVS   Ask anybody about stress in their job and you’ll get responses ranging from eye-rolls to the classic dry humor that Britain is famous for. Long hours, high stress situations (emergencies or unplanned extra work!!) and poor pay (the UK National Minimum Wage is less than £12,000/pa after tax1) combine to […]

Three simple tips to get the most from your team in 2015

Laura Kemp   The key word in the title of this article is ‘team’. Not colleagues, co-workers or employees but team. Afterall, as we’ve all heard: “Teamwork makes the dream work!” – John C. Maxwell Everyone in your company has a unique role to play, without each individual there is a gap in the process. […]

Why Your Employees Are Leaving you – and What You Can Do To Stop Them!

Laura Kemp  Ever found yourself left frustrated wondering why your best employees are often the ones that leave? It is important to retain good employees for so many reasons. Financially it is costly to recruit a replacement.  Not only do you have the costs of potentially placing an advertisement on internet job boards or in […]

Three Ways to Maintain Your Focus

Laura Kemp Remember why you chose your career path Keep motivated to progress forward by remembering the very reasons why you chose your current job role. Was it because of the financial rewards that were possible, or perhaps the potential career prospects? Often it is far too easy to get tied down with the small […]

Looking for great value meeting room hire?

Headland House is conveniently situated less than a mile away from junction 24 of the A14 on the outskirts of Huntingdon making it an easy location to get to; with free parking available too it really is an ideal location! We have a variety of rooms available to hire, whether you are looking for a […]

Happiness in the Workplace: Cause or Effect?

Mark Hedberg, DrMedVet MRCVS Happiness is a popular topic these days. Today in the UK you can find positivity self-help books, hear about beating winter blues, statistics detailing how happy workplaces are productive workplaces, and a host of other sources discussing how happiness is indeed a marvelous thing and we should all be happier. However, […]

Lead Your Team to Success!

Awarded by the Institute of Leadership & Management, we provide both Level 3 and Level 5 Leadership and Management Courses. This professional qualification will develop your skills in a variety of areas to give you confidence to lead your team through the spectrum of management challenges that can arise. You will gain a range of key […]

Nine Web Services You Should Know About

Contributor: Lauren Baldwin, Editor, Bizcrowd From Facebook and Twitter, to WordPress and Google Analytics, there are tons of websites and services out there that can help you run and promote your business online. Depending on the type of business you’re in, you might choose to make the most of one, two or several. But to […]

Where Should Your Money Go?

Written by Laura Kemp I’m sure you’ve wondered where your money is best spent? One area in which opinion on investment varies is staff training and development. Is this a key area in which to focus your priorities or is it often just a ‘waste of time and money? 1’ The research into the amount […]