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Microaggressions in the workplace

How Microaggressions Erode Confidence and What Leaders Can Do

By Ginka Toegel Microaggressions are subtle, often unintended slights that quietly undermine confidence, belonging, and performance. Their cumulative impact erodes trust and psychological safety, slowing...
employees in the workplace watching blockbuster video as presentation during a meeting

The 20:70:10 Rule for a Blockbuster Presentation

By Dominic Colenso Whether you are leading a team or pitching a startup, presentations can be a gift or a curse. The good news is...
Diverse team celebrating their success and the great work environment

How to Set Teams Up for Success

By Gina Battye Thriving workplace cultures don’t happen by accident. They are designed from the ground up to create the conditions where people can contribute...
Digital Marketing Agency having a meeting

Best Digital Marketing Agency Delivering Powerful Growth for Businesses

In today’s highly competitive online world, businesses must establish a strong digital presence to stay relevant, attract customers, and drive long-term growth. From brand...
NZ Business Sales

Record Demand Makes 2026 a Prime Year For NZ Business Sales

Auckland, New Zealand The business market moves in cycles, and 2026 is shaping up to be a seller’s market across New Zealand. CEO and Founder Brett...
PrivatMegleren Park Joins the World’s Luxury Elite with 2025 LLA Win

PrivatMegleren Park Joins the World’s Luxury Elite with 2025 LLA Win

The distinguished Norwegian real estate company PrivatMegleren Park has been awarded the title of Best Luxury Real Estate Agency in Norway, 2025, by Luxury...
Where Architecture Meets Human Experience: UNUM Wins Global Honor for Metyis Technology Center

Where Architecture Meets Human Experience: UNUM Wins Global Honor for Metyis Technology Center

In the world of luxury commercial architecture, few firms have achieved the distinction and trust that UNUM Architecture commands. Recently honored with the Best...
Luxury Lifestyle Awards Celebrates Smartmove Marbella’s Success in Exclusive Property Investment

Luxury Lifestyle Awards Celebrates Smartmove Marbella’s Success in Exclusive Property Investment

Luxury Lifestyle Awards has officially named Smartmove Marbella as the Best Luxury Real Estate Investment Consultancy in Costa del Sol, Spain. This recognition highlights...
Hire Remote Employees

How to Hire Remote Employees in Different Countries Legally

There are undoubtedly many legal complexities associated with hiring remote employees from abroad. Employer of Record (EOR) solutions like Rivermate make international hiring easier, more...
The General Counsel: The Hidden Architect of Integrity in Luxury

The General Counsel: The Hidden Architect of Integrity in Luxury

By Elena Bajada To what extent does craftmanship underpin the luxury sector? Elena Bajada of Major Lindsey & Africa argues that in the best of...
How Fintechs Can Build a Strong B2C Foundation

How Fintechs Can Build a Strong B2C Foundation

By Eugenia Mykuliak Before shifting from B2B to retail, fintechs must ask themselves the big question: are they truly ready? Retail markets have their advantages...
How AI-Based Employee Monitoring Shapes Workplace Trust, Autonomy, and Well-being

Algorithmic Attachment: How AI-Based Employee Monitoring Shapes Workplace Trust, Autonomy, and Well-being

By Dr Madeleine Roantree and Professor Adrian Furnham Although AI-driven monitoring and performance tools are designed to optimise productivity, they may have an adverse effect...
Market, Logistics, and Digital Technology in Yiwu

Market, Logistics, and Digital Technology in Yiwu: How the World’s Largest Small-Merchandise Center has...

By Zhang Shuyue, Hunter Trylch and Xiangming Chen As geopolitical tensions and tariffs disrupt global trade and supply chains, and businesses worry about eroded markets,...
Stop Solving With Addition: How Default Thinking is Costing Your Company

Stop Solving With Addition: How Default Thinking is Costing Your Company

By Donna McGeorge Innovation isn’t always about what’s next or new. Sometimes, it’s about what you’re willing to walk away from. Strategic subtraction is a...
Business Leaders Can Build a Workplace Employees are Proud Of

How Business Leaders Can Build a Workplace Employees are Proud Of

By Anne Katrine Carlsson Sejr Pride at work grows when leaders create people-centred cultures grounded in authenticity, autonomy, and meaningful purpose. This article outlines four...
Virtual Working: When It Comes to Sensitive Conversations, the Medium Affects the Message

Virtual Working: When It Comes to Sensitive Conversations, the Medium Affects the Message

By Dr Melissa Dunlop and Professor Adrian Furnham The remote-working era brought us many challenges in communicating effectively with our fellow humans via a computer...
Markets - Digital marketing business technology

Digital Marketing in the Shadows: How Businesses Thrive Under Heavy Censorship

In the bustling heart of Tehran, a café owner checks her phone, not to browse the latest food trends on Instagram—because the platform is...
4 Strategy Insights from European Design Furniture Brands

4 Strategy Insights from European Design Furniture Brands

Europe has long been renowned for its excellence in furniture design, with notable examples including Italian craftsmanship, Scandinavian minimalism, and British conceptual audacity. However,...
Bright lightbulb hanging from the roof while a group of businesspeople are having a meeting in an office at work.

Designed Informality: Reclaiming the Oxygen of Work

By Dr Leandro Herrero Most of what really happens in organisations — the ideas, the insights, the bonds of trust — lives in the informal...
Negotiating Across Cultures

Negotiating Across Cultures: How Global Differences Shape Expectations at the Bargaining Table

By Bhaskar Pant People from different parts of the world often bring very different expectations to the bargaining table. Cross-cultural negotiations hinge more on differing views...
How Data-Driven Insights Are Redefining Employee Engagement

How Data-Driven Insights Are Redefining Employee Engagement

Employee engagement once meant tracking smiles and measuring attendance at team events. Today, it has become far more critical and complex. Engagement refers to...
Leadership blindspot in AI

The Leadership Blind Spot in AI: How Misalignment Derails Transformation and ROI

By Deepika Chopra In the global race to unlock AI’s transformational potential, most organizations have focused on technology acquisition rather than organizational alignment—creating a critical...
Employee man with autism or AuDHD at Work brainstorm plan and discuss project with manager leader. Corporate of modern colleague

AuDHD and Workplace Law: Avoiding Pitfalls, Unlocking Potential

By Leanne Maskell As AuDHD - the co-occurence of autism and ADHD - awareness grows, employers face new legal and cultural challenges. Here, Leanne...
Freelancers working using computer

Why 996, 5-Day, and 4-Day Workweeks Impact Freelancers and Full-Timers Differently

By Pavel Shynkarenko Rigid work models like China’s 996 or the standard 5-day week no longer fit today’s blended workforce. Freelancers and full-timers work on...
Businessman having a problem with decision-making

The C-Suite’s Silent Saboteur: Taming Decision Fatigue to Reclaim Strategic Impact

By Fay Niewiadomski Virtual work, mass resignations, economic upheaval and the AI tsunami bear heavily on the weight of decision fatigue for today’s leaders. It’s...
Beyond Bitcoin

Beyond Bitcoin: How Stablecoins Are Solving Corporate Treasuries’ Biggest Pain Points

By Terence Tse and DraĹľen Kapusta Are stablecoins the solution to companies' nervousness about adopting cryptocurrency into their everyday operations? As Terence Tse and DraĹľen...
The Digital Revolution Forgot Management

The Digital Revolution Forgot Management

By Carlos Hernandez JerĂłnimo Digital tools are rushing into boardrooms like robots into kitchens. Yet, without order, structure, and clear management, they only speed up...
Dubai Team Building:

Dubai Team Building Adventures: Outdoor Activities That Bring Teams Together

Dubai is the kind of place where the city skyline meets the desert horizon — and somehow, it all feels like a playground for...
World Luxury Chamber of Commerce Honors the TOP 100 Luxury Marketing Leaders of 2025

World Luxury Chamber of Commerce Honors the TOP 100 Luxury Marketing Leaders of 2025

In celebration of World Luxury Day, Luxury Lifestyle Awards and World Luxury Chamber of Commerce (WLCC) proudly reveal the TOP 100 Luxury Marketing Leaders of...
Flexible Marketing Leadership Drives Fractional CMO Growth in UK

Flexible Marketing Leadership Drives Fractional CMO Growth in UK

UK industries from biotech to fintech increasingly adopt fractional CMO models for flexible, cost-effective marketing leadership amid complex post-Brexit market dynamics. The United Kingdom's business...
Digital transformation in marketing

Digital Transformation: How Performance Marketing Drives Business Growth

Digital transformation isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a shift in how companies engage, convert, and grow. Performance marketing sits at the center of that shift,...
Travel - Young tourist man streaming

What’s Trending and What’s Fading: 2026 Travel Marketing Shifts You Should Know Ahead of...

The travel marketing landscape is evolving at lightning speed, and 2026 is already shaping up to be a year of transformation. The strategies that...
Northern Ireland is a Magnet for International Businesses

Five Reasons Why Northern Ireland is a Magnet for International Businesses

Over 1,500 international companies have set up operations in Northern Ireland. The region boasts a proven track record of attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) and...
Waiter doing Promotions to attract customer in restaurant

10 Seasonal Promotions Ideas to Attract More Diners

Seasonal promotions are a great idea and one of the best ways to ensure your restaurant is buzzing all year round. Not only do...
Insights into the Relevance of Strategic Management

Insights into the Relevance of Strategic Management

By Dr. Anna Rostomyan In order to thrive, start-ups and other innovative ventures are well advised to begin with a well-thought-out plan. Could the concept...
SMS Service: The Most Direct Channel for Modern Customer Communication

SMS Service: The Most Direct Channel for Modern Customer Communication

Email can sit unread. Apps can be muted. But a text message almost always gets opened. That’s why an sms service remains one of the...
Workforce using AI

Your Workforce is Changing, And AI is Leading the Shift

By Carson Hostetter Burnout is rising fast, especially among younger workers, and businesses are paying the price in retention and productivity. To address it, employee...
content marketing team in the Office Discussing a Personalized Outreach

Why Personalized Outreaching Services Are the Future of Content Marketing

Content marketing doesn’t look the same anymore. What used to work—posting blogs, sending newsletters, stacking keywords—barely gets noticed now. Audiences are buried under noise,...
Woman viewing wellness lifestyle advice on creator's profile page on social media app

Wellness Gone Viral: Why Health Advice Needs a Fact Check

By Vadim Fedotov The wellness industry is thriving online, but misinformation is spreading just as fast. Vadim Fedotov explores how viral health advice on social...
Retain Talent in the company

How Creative Benefits Can Help Companies Retain Talent in this Competitive Labor Market

By Mita Mallick Retaining talent goes beyond paychecks. Employees stay when they feel valued through benefits that support wellness, homeownership, and lifelong learning. From wellness...
Marketing Analytics in 2025

Marketing Analytics in 2025: Trends Every Marketer Should Watch

The marketing landscape has never evolved as quickly as it is today. Data is being generated from countless platforms, customer journeys are more complex,...
Innovation needs ecosystems, not just ideas by Katernya

How Denmark Built a $50 Billion Innovation Economy: 8 Lessons for Global Business Leaders

By Kateryna Doroshevska Denmark's systematic approach to innovation has created one of Europe's most robust startup ecosystems. Here's what business leaders worldwide can learn from...
Supporting Employees in the workplace

What Support Should Companies Be Offering to Employees?

In today’s workplace, supporting employees is no longer just a nice extra — it’s essential for building a healthy, productive, and loyal workforce.  Companies that...
Businessman wearing VR glasses and having fun at work.

Training the Workforce of Tomorrow with VR Simulations

As industries evolve, so do the methods used to train professionals. Traditional training methods often struggle to keep pace with the rapid advancements in...
B2B Lead Generation

Effective Strategies from a B2B Lead Generation Company to Improve Funnel Conversion

Many companies generate leads but hit roadblocks when it comes to turning them into actual revenue. Long sales cycles, complex decision-making processes, and a...
Business man afraid of public speaking. Glossophobia concept

Glossophobia – How Fear of Speaking is Impacting Your Business

By Isobel Rimmer Overcoming glossophobia unlocks innovation, engagement, and productivity. Confident speakers plan, prepare, and present with clarity, saving time and inspiring action. Public speaking...
Marketing team using AI automation for performance marketing

Trust, Transparency, and the Future of Performance Marketing

By Nick Waters In the rush to embrace the automation of advertising campaigns with embedded AI tools, marketers have given up a lot of control,...
Male ally the workplace

The Missing Half: A Mindset-Based Approach to Male Allyship in the Workplace

By Professor Debbie Bayntun-Lees New research from Hult International Business School offers a fresh perspective on male engagement in gender equity. The Gender Equity Mindset...
Business People Team Connection and negotiation

How to Negotiate with Different Personality Styles

By Paul Grant Effective negotiation is about both tactical and people skills. This article from Paul Grant explores how personality styles shape negotiation dynamics and...
HR leader engaging with other employees

Clarity is the Catalyst: How HR Leaders Can Drive Engagement and Performance

By Diane Newell Amid slowing UK private sector growth, employee engagement is a strategic necessity. In this article, OCM Discovery’s Managing Director, Diane Newell reveals...