Monthly Archives: February 2017

Half of senior execs consider data security in their top three concerns

New research from ChristianSteven Software reveals that more than half (55 per cent) of c-suite executives consider data security as one of their top three concerns in 2017. A new survey of more than 500 c-suite executives across Europe and the United States found that over half (53 per cent) are concerned about competition from disruptive businesses. However,
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Interrupting discussions improves decision-making

Decision-making teams work better if they are interrupted with advice during their task, rather than advised before it, new research from UCL School of Management reveals. In a study published in Organisational Behaviour and Human Decision Processes, Professor Colin Fisher looked at the timing and impact of formal interventions in decision-making groups. He found that giving
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The most popular industries for work right now

New data from the UK’s leading independent job site, CV-Library, has found that retail, sales and construction jobs were the most searched for by candidates last month, suggesting that these industries are some of the most popular to work in right now. The data, which analysed nearly three million job searches made on CV-Library’s site
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SMEs remain confident they will thrive in 2017 and beyond

Small and Medium sized businesses (SMEs) in the United Kingdom and globally are confident about their future business performance, optimistic about the economy and believe they have the strategies in place to thrive in an age of uncertainty, according to the American Express Global SME Pulse. The research, carried out among senior executives and decision
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How small businesses can ditch the ‘start-up’ label

Advancing from start-up to a fully-fledged scale-up is still a subject of much debate and confusion for many business owners. When can we graduate and scale-up? What’s the difference between both types of businesses? Now that we’ve achieved growth in revenue, how do we turbo boost to the next level of scale-up? And what kind
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