SMEs: how to tackle fraud
Every owner manager should take responsibility for their companies’ defences & put in place strong controls, no matter what their size.
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Month: September 2021
Focus on: Seeing off post-holiday blues
With summer holidays behind us, most employees back off furlough and Christmas a good 15 weeks away, workers may be viewing the next few months with a heavy heart.
How to: motivate and reward your staff
Motivated staff achieve more for themselves & for your business. We look at a range of ways that can make your employees feel loved.
Job’s a good ‘un?
With the ‘great return to work’ in full swing there’s no gloomier time for workers. We look at some ways to help disillusioned staff get back on track.
How businesses can benefit from being good
Volunteering can show the community your business cares, get you free publicity, improve morale & boost your staff’s skills base.
Managing leadership
We identify the differences between leadership and management and explain how individuals must develop their approach to take the next step.
Avoiding hierarchy
Small businesses should avoid falling into the organisational hierarchy trap and adopt ways that are more effective, less stressful, less dependent on key individuals.
The need for inertia
Directors should welcome more heretics and dissidents into the fold, & be wary of taking cheap applause from sycophantic colleagues.
To outsource or not to outsource
Rather than risk a vital relationship by outsourcing your front office functions, why not turn to the other side of the engine-room?
Big hitters, big risk
Hiring a big hitter? Small firms need to be cautious about employing executives with a big company background.