RSS

Mastering motivation

If you want your company to flourish, it’s vital you understand what makes people tick.

A huge amount has been written about leadership: what makes a great leader? What are their qualities? What is their management style?

Certainly, these are highly important aspects of building a successful business,
but surprisingly little is said about the nature of the people you are looking to lead.

It’s all very well business gurus studying the most successful leaders and turning this into a ‘how to’ book, but I don’t buy it. I think leadership depends hugely on your audience.

My son Jon... read more...

More Blogs

Nick Britton

What they don't teach you

Graduates have unrealistic expectations and are ill-equipped for work. At least that's the view of many employers.

Simon Daniel

Summer funding

Being a European entrepreneur in the summer is a lonely occupation.

Michael Jackson

Rules of investment

Here's my advice for telling potential investors what they really want to hear.

Chris Ingram

Lucky breaks

It’s funny how often the word luck comes into the conversation when people are discussing the subject of success in business.

Related articles

LDC backs Mountain Warehouse buy-out

Lloyds’ mid-market private equity division LDC has backed the buy-out of the outdoor clothing and equipment retailer Mountain Warehouse.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice buys Univar stake

New York and London-based private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is to buy a stake of 42.5 per cent in chemicals company Univar.

NI holiday scheme excludes deprived areas


A government scheme to help new businesses save on national insurance will exclude companies in some of the UK’s most deprived areas.

Creating a clear line of sight

As a business expands its workforce, it’s essential to maintain close working relationships, writes Martin Smith, an assessor from Investors in People.

More articles

Shareholders' agreements

Writing a shareholders’ agreement may save you time, money and stress in the long term.

Government help for SMEs

With bank funding for ambitious businesses still in short supply, the government could do more to help, argues Chris Allner, MD of Octopus Ventures.

Poll

What perks do you offer staff?








Have your vote on current issues

Videos

Punch above your weight

Jos White, who sold his company MessageLabs for $695 million, on why it's so important to act like a bigger business than you really are.

John Cleese, Video Arts

Meeting menaces: The Waffler

More tips from John Cleese, who reveals how to stop a waffler in full flow.

Ian Cheshire, B&Q

Reducing energy usage

Ian Cheshire, chairman of B&Q, explains how the store has saved 10,000 tonnes of carbon emissions.

Advertisement

Events Calendar

Rosenblatt New Energy Awards 2011 - Nominations Now Open

24th February, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD

Investor AllStars 2010

23rd September, London Hilton, Park Lane

More

Solicitors to build business

Gannons are a London law firm achieving objectives in the most practical and cost effective way. We provide our clients with a clear return on their investment. Specifically, our expertise covers five areas: analysing risk, protection of assets, managing wealth, resolving disputes and building businesses. Our clients are dynamic and sophisticated and we reflect that in challenging the conventional ways of working. Find out more.

The importance of good credit management

As one of the UK’s most respected suppliers of business credit information, Riskdisk will do everything they can to help you make the right credit decisions, ranging from providing accurate up-to-date credit reports to useful downloadable guides and tips. Trial Riskdisk for free. 

10% off * business electricity renewal quotes is just one of the ways we’re giving businesses a better deal. 

We’ve negotiated exclusive deals that could save companies money on top brands. Take any or all of these offers, starting with a minimum 10% off your electricity renewal quote, and start saving today. Get a quote (*T&C’s apply).