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If you’re a small business owner currently working at home and wondering if now is the right time to get your first office, this article is for you. We look at the advantages and disadvantages of running your business from home, and how you can use new ways of working to ensure that you still … Read more
Here is a quick revision reminder sheet you can use to ensure you have remembered everything relevant to the topic of motivation theories for your business exam.
Freelancing is synonymous with working from home and all the comforts that come with that: being able to work without distractions where, when and how you like – even if that’s in your pajamas tucked under the duvet. But most freelancers get to a point where they start to miss aspects of working in an … Read more
When we think of office space, it might conjure up images of rows of cluttered desks, functional chairs, a coffee machine humming somewhere and the occasional potted plant miserably dying in the corner. But for some companies’ office space, this is far from the reality. Here are four of our favourite offices that clearly demonstrate … Read more
Whether your business is looking for its first office or ready for an upgrade, serviced office space is an affordable and realistic option, regardless of whether you need one desk or one hundred. It strikes exactly the right balance between keeping your costs as low as possible, and portraying the right image to your customers. … Read more
You’ve heard the expression ‘location, location, location’ when it comes to residential property, but businesses searching for a new office spot would do well to remember that their success also depends on being in the right place geographically. Choosing the right location for your office is an important part of your growth strategy. Naturally, every business … Read more
So many people dream of being their own boss. Working just a few hours a day, they’d spend most afternoons relaxing, playing with the kids, or having quality time with their partner. But most start up business owners know the reality is quite different. You’ll spend the first few months – if not years – scrimping, saving and slogging 90 hours a week to try and build your business. When times are tough, every little really does help. Here’s a whole load of ways you can save – and make – money for your start up business.
In management, specifically leadership, there’s a principle called the ‘chain of command’. That principle holds that instruction comes down from more senior managers to middle/junior managers, and through to their teams. Feedback on those instructions comes back up from the teams, through junior/middle management and on to the senior managers.
Louise Scott, Managing Director at Tidalfire How much longer will we have to put up with companies – yes you know who you are –uploading PDF versions of print forms to their websites? This is slightly less annoying than the number of Word forms that we find on web sites. What has gone wrong here? Has Adobe failed … Read more
Ryan Falconer, Managing Director of Ryster A few well-chosen tweaks can transform a website from a sitting duck into a money-making machine. Edinburgh web design specialist Ryster shows us how it’s done. Socialise and Shout it Out – Blogging and interacting on social media platforms not only increases profitability, it’s fun and can give you a lot of … Read more
Watt Nicoll How many references to time do we flippantly embrace in an average day? We talk about Summertime, Springtime, Good Times and Bad Times with no real emphasis on the word ‘time’ and could very well just refer to summer, spring, good or bad – but we add the word ‘time’. We have Breakfast Time, Lunchtime, Teatime, … Read more
This post looks at CONTENT THEORIES of motivation.
What is motivation?
My favourite definition is from Mullins (2008) who describes motivation as ‘a driving force’ through which people strive to achieve their goals and fulfil a need or uphold a value.