4+ hour ago  (438+ words) Technology has always played a role in that evolution, and increasingly, artificial intelligence (AI) is part of the conversation. It helps turn the inefficient into the efficient and opens up new opportunities for growth. As with any fast-moving, "hot tech,…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (235+ words) The emerging consensus across business research and commentary is that transactional networking is dying, while relationship'driven, human'centred connection is becoming the way to find opportunity and have influence. Conventional networking with business cards, elevator pitches, quick'fire introductions and then all…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (546+ words) Small transport firms across the UK are rethinking how they plan their fleets. Rising emissions standards, tighter licensing rules and changing passenger expectations are pushing operators to reconsider when and what vehicles they buy. Local councils are also introducing stricter…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (588+ words) Your metrics look great. Traffic is up, engagement is strong, and your campaigns are performing exactly as they should. But sales conversations keep stalling. Prospects go quiet after promising calls and deals drag on for months. The pipeline looks healthy,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (571+ words) For three years, I didn't release my podcast. Not because I felt scared, but because I had standards. It needed to be filmed professionally, in a studio, with the right director. This seemed perfectly reasonable. Except that the co-host lives…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (893+ words) Every March, on International Women's Day, we celebrate women's achievements across all areas of life. From Mary Barra at General Motors to Jane Fraser at Citigroup and Margherita Della Valle at Vodafone, women are leading global organisations and doing so…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (761+ words) There's nothing business loves more than big round numbers. One million customers. Ten million orders. Record-breaking months. These numbers make us sit up and notice; they trigger press releases and make us feel like we've "arrived." But for any business…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (443+ words) Every leadership team claims to be exploring AI. The pilots have been run. The demos have been watched. The board has agreed it is important. That is not the dividing line. Many pilots fail as they are not focused on…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (381+ words) A proposed 15% tariff under Donald Trump may be sold in Washington as a bold national defence of American industry. In the UK however, it would land very differently " not as rhetoric, but as cancelled orders, stalled containers, and tense conversations…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (656+ words) For many small and medium-sized businesses, mergers and acquisitions are one of the fastest routes to growth. Yet they're still most often viewed through a financial or strategic lens, with deal value, market share, cost savings and expansion potential dominating…...