Insights

Reward & Recognition What does it actually mean? Listen here Rewards and recognition are considered key factors in keeping your employees motivated and keen to achieve their targets and stay loyal to the organization. When we look at the strict definition of...

How well do you know your customers? Or worse, your employees! Listen here If ever there was an answer to the above and for all of the wrong reasons, then the recent days and the proposed break away European Super League proposal takes some beating! Gerald Ratner also...

Vision…Mission & Values The importance to every business. Listen here Warm and fluffy, or defined and articulated in such a way that everyone understands. How do you describe the “big picture”, visualising and describing exactly what your business is there for...

Different work styles… And the management of! Listen here Consider your colleagues, consider those that you might perhaps lead…While naturally, there will be a common aim, a direction that the company wants to go in and the people will have their own part to play in...

New Beginnings… Reset and being better than before! Listen here The biblical definition of Easter is the resurrection…the dawn of new life. How does that translate into us and our day-to-day actions? Let’s think of it in two different ways. On one hand, we have a...

Returning to the office…That’s great. Or is it? Listen here The Global pandemic has changed our working practices for the last twelve months…Furlough, home working and for some, a combination of both. Returning to work after furlough has been strange for some. For...

Running Effective Meetings If in doubt have a meeting…That should sort everything out!!  Listen here Some points to consider…we are spending more time in meetings than ever…and that was prior to pandemic! 50% of meetings are considered to be ineffective. It's then...

The hidden cost of the pandemic.   Covid-19 has forced the closure of 7,000 charities since March 2020 to March 2021. In short, our charities are in crisis – communities across the UK are losing vital services. At ‘Solution Focused’ we are proud to partner with...

How to lead like the greats! Listen here Research shows that the top three leaders of all time are… 1.    Mahatma Gandhi… “You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty”. 2.    Martin...