Employment
Fostering financial well-being amongst staff
Given ongoing difficulties such as persistent inflation and the rising cost of essentials like groceries and energy, it comes as no surprise that financial pressures have become the biggest cause of stress outside of work in 2023. ...
Neurodiversity, burnout, and poorer dietary choices: a closer look on employee health
Workplaces play an important role in influencing the health of staff. We spend lots of hours at work. According to the TUC analysis, workers in the UK are putting in the longest hours in the EU. ...
Deloitte CFO survey: Debt falls out of favour with UK finance chiefs
Against a backdrop of elevated interest rates, Deloitte’s Q3 CFO survey shows finance leaders continuing to focus on defensive balance sheet strategies. UK CFOs now rate bank borrowing as being more unattractive as a source of corporate financing than at any time since the survey began,...
Carbon Net Zero Training Centre to deliver hundreds of green skills opportunities
A project to build a training centre in Fenland supporting a range of courses in the green skills demanded for a net zero carbon future continues to move forward. ...
Introduction to Managing Life Science Projects
Audience People newly appointed as Project Managers, Service Organisation Account Managers, or science/technical staff who need to add the management of a project to their current role. Also, it will help people who contribute to projects to understand what is invol...
Impression announces ambitious 2-year growth plan
Impression, which acquired Cambridge agency FLOCC earlier this year, has announced exciting growth plans. ...
Three things to consider when you need to call time on change
Sometimes, large projects or programmes have to stop before they’ve finished. There are a myriad of things to consider when this happens, not least the impact on people. Here are three things that spring to mind, prompted by the rumoured changes to the UK’s High Speed 2 (HS2) plans. ...
Understand the ebbs and flows of change and you’ll be a better leader
Twist Consultants writes...no change is ever the same, whatever the organisation. When you’re leading through uncertainty, recognising that there are ebbs and flows and how you might be able to navigate them can help. Here are a few ideas that might just help. ...
Free webinar | Belbin Remote and Hybrid Working Survey - The Results
Belbin has been studying virtual and hybrid teams since COVID. Join us to discover how productivity and engagement have fared as our relationship to our working practices evolve. ...
The science of successful scaling: how to secure sustainable, scalable business growth (A Cambridge Network event)
As a founder owner or entrepreneur taking a business from start-up to scale-up is not easy. With so many variables and challenges outside your control, it’s important to focus on the things you can; and one of the most fundamental elements for sustainable business growth is having a str...