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First of all, thank you for visiting our news section. Here, we share the latest business news, our own insights into business challenges and thought-leadership articles to stimulate different points of view and perspectives. We offer this across categories related to our research, plan, change and enable service pillars.

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Following on from our nomination in the Digital Innovation category, Think Beyond is delighted to announce that we won! As members of the West Cheshire & North Wales Chamber of Commerce, we were invited to their Annual Recognition Awards for 2022. After a two-year

Performance management is exactly as it sounds. These are systems, processes and standards that seek to guarantee the performance of employees. Scorecards, objectives, targets, job standards and performance reviews all culminate to influence performance ratings and remuneration. The shorthand version is a methodology for

Most people in organisations and businesses have heard of unconscious bias training (UBT). Commonly, UBT is associated with diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Many professionals, both blue collar and white collar, have experienced this training at least once. However, does this form of

Whilst it is well-documented how strategy helps organisations to grow, culture underpins successful change. With many organisations balancing absence, the great resignation and quiet quitting (aka the ‘slow work movement’) on social media, culture seems a large challenge. A recent survey by Gallup indicates

99% of UK businesses are classed as small to medium enterprises (SME) in the UK. A UK SME employs less than 250 staff. So, that’s nearly 5.6 million businesses employing 16.3m people or nearly 61% of the workforce. Even the Government’s own target was

Work packages are a collection of steps or processes required for the completion of a piece of work. Work packages are often used in project management, thought of as sub-projects, which support the overall project. They are also used in shared services when documenting

Think Beyond is delighted to announce our nomination as a finalist in the West Cheshire & North Wales Chamber of Commerce Annual Recognition Awards 2022. Nominated in the Digital Innovation category, Think Beyond was confirmed as a finalist from some very high calibre nominations.

Quiet quitting is something that many people have heard about. So, what does it mean? Put simply, ‘quiet quitting’ is doing the bare minimum at work according to your job description. If your working hours are 9-5 with 1 hour for lunch, it means

Are you struggling to hire? Struggling to secure the candidate after making an offer? Are your job ads getting little response? Do you keep seeing the same candidates over and over again? Well, chances are that you are not alone. If we take one

By definition, innovation requires new ideas and new perspectives. It therefore stands to reason that a ‘mono-culture’ could stifle innovation, particularly in our rapidly changing world. So, just what does it mean to have diverse perspectives? How does this support innovation and change? Read

This is the question that both teams in B2B ask themselves regularly. Sales wonder why they don’t get enough support or the right support from marketing. Marketing wonder why sales don’t involve them and value what they provide. Business owners and boards see two

Overcome your fear of the unknown Fill in the gaps in your knowledge Stay positive Trust your judgement Recognise that bias may hold you back   A period of uncertainty Most people will agree that this is a relatively long period of uncertainty for