If being a successful manager was easy, everyone would be doing it. Let’s not kid ourselves – management is hard work, can be hugely stressful and takes great responsibility. However, these challenges are all too often misinterpreted. Management shouldn’t be about...
Sometimes, work life can be a blur. With so many different tasks and projects, it’s easy to lose sight of the overall picture. One process that can help with this is task management. But what exactly is task management? How does it fit into your organizational...
What is business systemization? A common misconception about business systemization is that it’s all about control. This isn’t the case at all; systematizing your business isn’t the same as restricting and monitoring the activities of each staff member to manage and...
Covid-19 has made us all recognise changes to working styles. Whether we're working from home, juggling work with childcare and homeschooling or have been furloughed, the situation has brought new challenges. Although lockdown is currently easing it looks like working...
Say you’re out shopping. You go into a local store but things don’t quite feel right. It’s broken down with smashed windows and poorly kept displays, nobody else is in there and the staff don’t seem very interested in helping. You wouldn’t just be annoyed, you likely...
The answer to this question can be a hard pill to swallow. Since day one, your business has been built around your hard work: the hours you put in, the customers you secured, the services you provide. But here comes the uncomfortable truth. If, in your role as CEO,...
If you’re looking for advice on running your business, you are sure to have found a wealth of resources available online. So much, in fact, that it can be overwhelming. With so many different sources offering up different – and sometimes even contradictory – advice,...
List of free software for small businesses during the coronavirus outbreakThe coronavirus outbreak is affecting businesses the world over. To help during this time a number of technology companies are offering their tools for free or at discounted rates....
Process + people - a powerful proposition for any SMEProcess Bliss is one of the UK’s leading process management tools, but you would be forgiven for thinking that we are all about the technology behind the process. It’s certainly very important, but it...
Five ways to build an effective SME HR functionWe have just commissioned research into the extent of SME boss interference into the day-to-day roles of their employees, and the findings don’t make for encouraging reading for HR professionals. 1,000 SME...
How to ensure a successful software rolloutThis article is part of our Process 101 guide. We’re not going to bore you with theoretical models, like the Technology Adoption Lifecycle, about how a software rollout SHOULD work in practice. Instead, we’re...
Little things you can do to improve wellness at workStress isn’t the same as pressure. Anxiety isn’t the same as worry. Depression isn’t the same as feeling sad. Mental health isn’t an excuse because you can’t be bothered to do something. And it’s not...