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Most founders believe hiring is the moment things will finally get easier. More people should…
Digital transformation isn’t something that’s coming – it’s already reshaping how people work across the…
Artificial intelligence has become the dominant conversation for startups, established companies, and global organisations. Founders…
I was in a boardroom with Fortune 500 leadership when it became clear how broken…
Starting a SaaS business is exciting, creative, and often unpredictable. In the early days, founders…
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A new study by Markel Direct, an insurer of small businesses, has revealed the growing…
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The Employment Rights Bill is expected to become law before the end of this year,…
In the high-stakes ecosystem of startup growth, every advantage counts. While early-stage companies often focus…
As we head into a new planning cycle, we need to ask how to make…
The traditional CV is losing its grip on hiring decisions, with just four in 10 employers now rating them among the most reliable indicators of talent in an age of AI-generated applications, according to a new global study from Willo.
A fundamental shift is reshaping the startup landscape. As venture capital tightens and artificial intelligence accelerates innovation cycles, a new model for growth has emerged, one where success is defined not by the size of a company’s payroll, but by its agility. Startups are proving that lean, globally distributed teams can outperform larger, traditional organisations by leveraging specialised talent on demand. This move toward talent fluidity is no longer a trend; it is the core operating system for the next generation of market leaders.
A few weeks ago, I was speaking at a conference about Gen Z (we discussed how to hire them). At the end of the session, a woman raised her hand and asked: “I agree with you about Gen Z. But we’re far away from them yet. So, can you help me, how do I convince my boss that it is okay to start hiring MILLENNIALS?”
As startups scale remotely, the real challenge isn’t productivity. Often, it’s trust, cohesion, and clarity across distance. Leading a team you may never meet, spread across time zones and cultures, demands more than digital tools. It requires founders to intentionally design cultural practices and shared norms that sustain collaboration over time.
As International Stress Awareness Week takes place, new research from global hiring platform Indeed highlights a significant gap between UK employees’ aspirations for workplace happiness and their current experiences of work wellbeing.
Small business sales and jobs are still growing but losing momentum following a reasonable start to the year, according to the latest Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) data from Xero, the global small business platform.
Every founder wants their team to feel valued. When people know their work matters, they bring more energy, loyalty, and creativity, but creating a culture of appreciation isn’t about handing out gift cards or ordering Friday pizzas. It needs to be intentional, consistent and led by example.
New research paints a stark picture: UK businesses are now facing a sick leave crisis that costs upwards of £20,000 per worker for long-term absences. The root causes are clear burnout, stress, and a growing sense of disconnection among employees, especially pronounced in frontline managers and younger professionals. This is not just about days lost to illness; it is a crisis of workplace wellbeing that threatens organisational productivity, innovation, and morale.
Being a leader is not just about status or influence. It’s about responsibility, strategic thinking, supporting others, and the ability to guide a team toward a common goal. However, even the strongest leaders sometimes reach a point where leading stops bringing satisfaction and starts to drain them.
