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Core skills all businesses require
Core skills your business needs to function successfully in areas including leadership, finance, and personnel.
Strategy skills for business owners and directors
How strategy can help your business, and how to use SWOT and gap analyses to determine business strategy.
Leading your staff through change
Using communication skills to reduce disruption during periods of change
Steps in the strategic planning process
Overview of strategic planning and management, and the importance of involving different levels of staff in the process
Implementing a strategic plan
How to implement and execute your strategic plan, and monitor performance against your business' strategic objectives
Employee absence as a conduct issue
How to manage an absence problem as a conduct issue where you may need to take disciplinary action.
Advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing product distribution
Consider the benefits and challenges of outsourcing product distribution, and IP issues in outsourcing agreements.
Types of strategic planning models
Using strategic models, such as Five Forces, SWOT or PESTLE analysis, can help you assess threats and opportunities facing your business
SWOT analysis example
An example of a SWOT analysis, and how to assess your business' strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
Absence and sickness policies: what to include
An overview of what to include in absence and sickness policies.
Managing absence and sickness: five things you should know
Top tips to help employers effectively manage unexpected workplace absence.
Benefits of an absence and sickness policy
Productivity, morale, and staff retention can be improved with clear workplace policies on absence and sickness.
Employee absence due to bad weather
Flexible working and other issues you may have to tackle during bad weather.
Criteria for selecting a supplier
Critical factors you should consider when searching for potential suppliers for your business – including whether to choose single or multiple sources of supply.
Overseas supplier contracts
Overseas supplier agreements should cover pricing and trading terms in great detail, to ensure they offer the best way of avoiding disputes.
Sources of leadership training
Forms of training available and where to get them
Employee absence due to conflict at work
How to manage staff who are absent because of disputes or other conflicts in the workplace.
Employee absence as a capability issue
How an employee's illness can affect their ability to perform their job.
The challenges of sourcing overseas
Understand the challenges of sourcing overseas, such as varying trade restrictions, language, cultural and legal differences, and business practices.
Lead and motivate staff: five top tips
The following top tips will help you to enhance your leadership skills and motivate your staff