Wearing masks at work – haven’t we always of one kind or another?
10 March 2021|Latest Posts, Psychology By Thom Dennis, CEO at Serenity in Leadership. Wearing a mask has never been more important and is saving lives globally, but in business, at home and socially we already wear a number of masks according to the multiple roles that we play in modern day life, from lawyer to […]
Eight ways to overcome burnout if you are a CEO
10 March 2021|Latest Posts, Psychology By Ruth Cornish. It would be an understatement to say that the last year has been extraordinary. Least of all for CEOs who, without warning, were thrown by the spread of Covid-19. Amongst an endless list of tasks, keeping their businesses above water and ensuring the health of employees and customers […]
Creating a mentorship as an aspiring businesses owner
29 April 2021|Latest Posts, Psychology While it gets easier to start a business, becoming a successful business owner is something that takes hard work and dedication. There is no doubt that you’ll run into problems that you’ll have to overcome, people that you don’t get along with and even some who want to see you […]
The Truth About Success
23 March 2021|Latest Posts, Psychology By Dr Cath Bishop. ‘Only winning counts!’ ‘You’ve got to be No. 1!’ ‘Aim for the top spot, don’t settle for anything less!’ These phrases, and many more that seem to tell us what success means resound throughout our lives from the classroom to the boardroom and beyond. We are often […]
The pros and cons of setting up with a co-founder
17 March 2021|Latest Posts, Launching a business, Psychology Paul Harrison and Steve Witt are co-founders of The Travel Franchise – which trains people up as home working travel consultants working under the Not Just Travel brand. They decided to take on the travel world, one of the biggest industries in the world when they were both penniless. They’d both […]
Why being in your 50s can be the perfect time to start a business
17 March 2021|Latest Posts, Launching a business, Psychology When you think about it, every day you take the corporate wage is a day you work for someone else’s interest, not your own. You could be investing your brainpower and energy in your baby, with the potential to be paid back tenfold. If you have a […]
What Causes Burn Out and How to Embrace it
8 November 2019|Latest Posts, Psychology I wonder, do we have to have a shock, some kind of adversity in life, to turn things around and have a better, more fulfilling life? Wouldn’t it be incredible if we could have enough self-awareness and control of our emotions, before we started out as entrepreneurs to ensure we […]
How can you establish trust in your business?
15 February 2020|Launching a business, Marketing, PR, Promotion, Psychology It’s widely acknowledged that trust is hugely important for businesses. This seems to hold for companies largeand small, and across all sectors. What is less clear, and not well understood, are the basic differences between trust and distrust and how these can be gained or lost. The philosophy of […]
How entrepreneurs can use technology to improve customer loyalty
15 February 2020|Launching a business, Marketing, PR, Promotion, Psychology By Animesh Ghosh, KornChain. There is clearly something about the idea of collecting points and gaining rewards in customer loyalty programmes that continues to be popular. As an illustration, 77% of the UK population belong to a loyalty programme, and nearly half of them believe their […]
Tips for entrepreneurs on delivering & receiving feedback
15 February 2020|Psychology By Simon Day. For entrepreneurs who are starting a new business, thinking about the culture they wish to develop is crucial. How we deliver and receive feedback plays a significant role in defining the culture. You will know from experience that we all receive feedback on a regular basis. We are largely […]
