Few people would disagree that 2022 has been a difficult year. In communities across the country, individuals have struggled to fight against the toxic combination of inflation, a weakening pound, as well as the continued fallout from Covid-19 and the Russo-Ukrainian War. Businesses are beginning to feel the pinch too, with the UK’s economy now teetering on the edge of a recession.
28.12.2022
While it may be near impossible to accurately predict how things will pan out in 2023, there’s no doubt that tech’s leading role isn’t going anywhere. Alistair Dent, Chief Strategy Officer at data science consultancy Profusion, explores the most important tech trends that business leaders should be prepared for during the next 12 months.
28.12.2022
From how we work to where we work, our professional lives have undergone a drastic change in the last three years.
27.12.2022
Early Metrics, a leading startup rating and research agency, has closely monitored the innovation ecosystem since 2014. Today it unveils its selection of tech trends to watch in Europe in 2023.
27.12.2022
The current macroeconomic and geopolitical situation has led many brand marketers to take stock of their plans going forward. While talks of budgets and P&L manoeuvring will dominate the conversation, it is just as important for brands, if not more, to dedicate some time to refining their digital advertising strategy for 2023 and beyond. This has never been more relevant at a time when the industry shifts from the era of personalised advertising to one of personified advertising.
26.12.2022
Recent news in a nutshell: Tech companies are firing employees, sacking them and letting them go. More than 120,000 people have been recently laid off by major tech companies.
22.12.2022
COVID-19 brought about wholesale changes in working habits and introduced seismic changes in the relationship between employers and employees. The pandemic has placed the health and wellbeing of the workforce at the forefront of businesses’ minds and looking forward, can be a catalyst for long overdue change across a variety of sectors.
22.12.2022
Even before the pandemic, remote work, part-time work, and freelance have been gaining popularity. Global lockdowns have turned the option of remote work into a requirement. Large and small businesses had to adjust their operations to accommodate the new reality. It became apparent that remote work is a sustainable option for the majority of businesses. At the same time, remote work or freelance cannot replace full-time work on-site completely. Let’s delve into the topic and understand why.
21.12.2022
A recognised phenomenon of 2022, quiet quitting is the act of going through the motions at work, doing the bare minimum only. Although this trend is not new it is on the rise and becoming more widespread – so how can you, as a manager, deal with employees who have mentally checked out?
21.12.2022
NHS waiting lists and staff shortages understandably grab the headlines, but alongside and less publicised is both a decline in the number of pharmacies and, importantly, that shortages of medicines are putting patients at risk.
20.12.2022
Life under COVID dramatically increased the use of technology in schools. Forced to adjust to remote learning, teachers delivered lessons over Zoom and Microsoft Teams, with students sharing work via various cloud collaboration solutions.
15.12.2022
The festive season is crucial for thousands of small businesses in the UK. Many depend on this period to make the vast majority of their sales - and more so this year than ever.
15.12.2022
The proptech sector as a whole is of great benefit to landlords and occupiers alike when it comes to providing products that help save money. Landlords and occupiers can now be radically more efficient in the way they use, manage and invest in space.
14.12.2022
The Chief Twit is, unsurprisingly and as advertised, being a twit. It is hard to look at the sight of the world’s richest person jeopardising his newly-acquired business, his fearsome reputation and an immense fortune, and not think: “Wow.” And not in a good way. I had huge admiration for Elon Musk’s success, and I respected the way he earned it.
09.12.2022