People Puzzles

How important is scenario planning? Events of the last decade or so have thrown a number of seismic challenges at businesses–a major financial crisis, Brexit, China accelerating as the biggest global GDP, Coronavirus and sadly only recently the Ukraine crisis and impact on global supplies and international teams.

How do you ensure good levels of performance across all areas of the business? In order for a business to grow, you need to nurture a high-performance culture throughout the business. But how is this achieved? Having worked in businesses known for driving high performance, I’ve noticed three key elements that need to be in

  The Great Resignation – simply not true! If you have a good people strategy, you shouldn’t need to brace yourself for mass resignations, says Portfolio People Director Conal Scholes, as he offers ten tips for recruiting and retaining the right staff for your business.

The Four Biggest People Challenges of 2022   We all know that business growth is dependent on having the right people and skills in place to deliver your business plan, but the past year has seen a record number moving jobs and a real struggle for all of us to find and keep good people.

Why business leaders should review their company culture with a remote workforce   While there’s been a gradual return to office-based working, a remote workforce is still far more widespread than it was before the pandemic. And it’s what workers want; a recent BBC poll found that the majority of workers would prefer to work