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Three key benefits of having a diverse workforce
Following Pride Month and the criticism of businesses that changed their logo to the Pride flag without any meaningful action or diversity-led policies, it’s time for organisations to understand the importance of diversity and inclusion in their hiring practices. But if your business has never really focused on equality and diversity, what are those benefits?
Opinion by " Jessica Cooper
20.01.2023
Three key benefits of having a diverse workforce
Is proximity bias undermining hybrid teams?
There is much to be admired about the new world of work. Not least the opportunity to make geography history in the sea change around where workers work. But, they say, the battle between good and evil runs through us all! Now, the new bad that has emerged in the hybrid world is proximity bias.
Opinion by " Jeremy Campbell
18.01.2023
Navigating the global technology skills gap with AI-moderated upskilling
Work trends have rapidly changed across the world, post-pandemic. How and where people choose to work now or in the future is and will be radically different from how it used to be a few years ago. Labour markets across all sectors have undergone drastic shifts in terms of talent requirements and demands, as businesses across the board increasingly accelerate the adoption of automation and emerging technologies.
Opinion by " Rehan Haque
17.01.2023
Scaling intelligently in the age of lay-offs and hyper-inflation
With continued slow growth in tech, investors will more readily scrutinise startups and deploy capital at a slower pace. Startups are therefore likely to curtail their growth, resulting in more layoffs and business consolidation.
Opinion by " Giovanni Luperti
16.01.2023
Hiring intelligently
What we can expect from the UK EV industry in 2023
2022 was a year like no other for the EV industry. In the first half of the year global sales grew by 62%, setting into motion the massive sea change that McKinsey had forecast the year before. Despite widespread supply chain issues, investment in hardware installation has also seen a steady growth as demand grows for sustainable transport options.
Opinion by " Paul Routledge
16.01.2023
The importance of learning new things as you age
Learning is the process that goes through the entire life. It doesn't stop when we finish school, graduate from college, and pass the training or course. The modern generation created a special term for this process that is named lifelong learning, and the title speaks for itself.
Opinion by " Frank Hamilton
05.01.2023
The importance of learning new things as you age
Why partial e-procurement isn’t right for mid-market businesses
Procurement is an elementary function for all sizes of businesses. Every organisation, whether small or large, needs office supplies or collaboration with vendors to perform its operations. To streamline all these activities, digitisation plays an important role. While large organisations mainly opt for complete automation, mid-market businesses are more prone to adopt digitisation in bits and pieces.
Opinion by " Prasanna Rajendran
03.01.2023
Why partial e-procurement isn’t right for mid-market businesses
Why today’s budding entrepreneurs may be the best chance we have for rebuilding our economy
As things stand, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to see positives amongst the gloom. Mass layoffs, falling stocks, strikes, and even the weather are convening to cast a large, and seemingly long shadow over 2023 and beyond. All forecasts suggest we’re heading towards a recession, but I want to explain why this worst-case scenario may be what’s needed to bring about the best-case future – and why the answer lies in entrepreneurship.
Opinion by " Jane Khedair
30.12.2022
Why today’s budding entrepreneurs may be the best chance we have for rebuilding our economy
Why European corporates are investing $1B in industrial tech startups
2022 has seen a surge in corporate investment in European industrial tech startups, with the year’s total set to exceed $1B. This is triple the amount invested by corporates in 2020, and represents nearly 20% of the year’s total investment in Europe’s industrial tech ecosystem.
Opinion by " Marie-Helene Ametsreiter
29.12.2022
Why European corporates are investing $1B in industrial tech startups
Why CEOs need good governance
CEOs are the key to a successful business – they set the standard that they and everyone else should follow to ensure company longevity and the ability to maintain a competitive edge. But for CEOs to operate a successful business, good company culture is essential.
Opinion by " Erika Eliasson-Norris
29.12.2022
Fintechs for good are clearly the best
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.
Opinion by " Amy Whitell
28.12.2022
Fintechs for good are clearly the best
Big trends in Big tech for 2023
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.
Opinion by " Alistair Dent
28.12.2022
The terms every worker should know in 2023
From how we work to where we work, our professional lives have undergone a drastic change in the last three years.
Opinion by " Aoibhinn Mc Bride
27.12.2022
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Early Metrics' tech trend predictions for 2023
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.
Opinion by " Early Metrics
27.12.2022
Early Metrics' tech trend predictions for 2023

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