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Read the latest business news, insights from us and thought-leadership articles to reveal views from a different perspective.
Read the latest business news, insights from us and thought-leadership articles to reveal views from a different perspective.
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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We all recognise the importance of change and maintaining a competitive advantage. Innovation leads to new ideas. Change leads to doing things better. Transformation leads to doing different things. So, with so much uncertainty in the UK and global economy, are we changing fast
It goes without saying that people who run businesses should be financially savvy. That is that they know how to make money, read an income statement and deal with investment decisions. According to the accountancy body, ICAEW, 51% of the CEOs in the FTSE
It goes without saying that some customer experiences leave a sour taste. Yes, something went wrong that means you voted with your feet and went elsewhere. In some cases, particularly where there are lots of products and brands (e.g. CPG and FMCG), the impact
The human brain has a tremendous ability to conserve energy. New experiences and tasks increase our cognitive load and this can make us tired. If we experience lots of change in a short period of time, it requires more energy for system 2 thinking
As we come to the end of 2022, it seems as though everyone wants a pay rise. With inflation running at 11.1% in October, pay awards ran at 5.7% in September. Given the scale of public sector discontent and strike action, it seems that
Supply chains have come under relentless pressure over the last 3 years. From Brexit transition to COVID emergency, from lorry driver, commodity and production capacity shortages to war in Ukraine and a revolving door at 10 Downing Street, supply chains are creaking. The relative
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) costs are expenses not directly attributable to sales of a product or service. SG&A costs are also known as operating expenses or overheads, which are not directly related to production. These might include rent & rates, utilities, some salaries,
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