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Corruption in corporate Britain

The UK has slipped to an all-time low of 17th in a global corruption index. GB assesses the scale of the problem. Legal Advice / Tuesday, 23rd February 2010

The right fit

Unemployment in the UK may be creeping upwards, but that doesn’t mean all businesses are wielding the axe. Human Resources / Thursday, 7th January 2010

HR outsourcing: the basics

Using external providers to do the job of a personnel or HR department might save money, but the process is not without its pitfalls. GrowthBusiness weighs up the benefits and the risks. Human Resources / Wednesday, 12th August 2009

Interim managers: talent on demand?

Skilled interim managers can be used for anything from leading a turnaround to covering for sickness. Leadership & Management / Wednesday, 8th July 2009

Designed for business

A strong design ethic will make a company stand out from the competition. Marc Barber speaks to entrepreneurs and designers to find out who does it the best Marketing & Sales / Wednesday, 1st April 2009

Michael Grade: Road to recovery?

Michael Grade announced a five-year turnaround plan in 2007 for ITV. Now the recession has hit, Andrew MacLeod asks whether the business tycoon can still help the ailing channel to make the grade. Leadership & Management / Monday, 30th March 2009

Talent spotting

Peter Luen turned his marine equipment company Martek into a successful enterprise with a turnover of £8 million and no debt – although some things went less swimmingly Leadership & Management / Thursday, 26th March 2009

Directors' Pay AIM 2009

What should an AIM company pay its CEO or FD?
What should a non-executive director or chairman expect to be paid?
What benchmarks should AIM remuneration committee members be using when
setting pay?

Litigation to rise in 2009

Businesses expect commercial disputes and regulatory investigations to rise in 2009. Chris Warren-Smith, a partner at law firm Fulbright & Jaworski, looks at why that’s likely to happen. Legal Advice / Tuesday, 27th January 2009

Creating a great workplace

The Structure Group, a management consultancy specialising in energy and finance, was recently named the second best place to work in the UK by the Great Places to Work Institute. Senior director Jim Hayward explains why the company won the accolade. Human Resources / Tuesday, 15th July 2008

Virtual PAs: the lowdown

An engaged tone doesn’t create the best first impression. Mike Smithson, founder of web development company The Property Jungle, uses a virtual PA service to field incoming calls. Human Resources / Friday, 6th June 2008

Outsourced staff training

Keeping your employees' skills and knowledge up to speed with the latest developments in your industry can take up a lot of time that you don't really have. Outsourcing may be the answer, but don't expect instant results. Human Resources / Monday, 17th December 2007

Demand for interim managers ‘outstripping supply’

Interim managers have not been in such great demand since the height of the dotcom boom six years ago, according to a survey of 8,000 executives on the books of recruiter Russam GMS. The number of interims on assigments has risen by 5.1 per cent on the previous year, the research suggests. Human Resources / Tuesday, 28th August 2007

Q&A: Getting legal advice without wasting money

How do you turn the relationship with your lawyer into a meaningful one and avoid any unnecessary cash leakage from a young business? Legal Advice / Wednesday, 8th March 2006

Stars of service and innovation

If I were to go to my finance director and ask for a budget for R&D into a new product, it would be perceived as normal. But a budget for R&D into new services? I bet I’d get quite a different response. Leadership & Management / Friday, 3rd March 2006

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