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Jul 11, 2024 | 
thehrdirector.com | Nick Gold
UK businesses are facing a productivity and recruitment crisis. With 7 in 10 employers across the UK seeing a shortage of candidates for their roles, it’s clear that the job market is fundamentally changing. And the way we think about selecting employees needs to change with it.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
engageemployee.com | Nick Gold
By Nick Gold, Managing Director at Speakers CornerThe 2024 Olympics soon kicks off in Paris, where strong leadership, team unity, and individual performance will once again be highlighted on the global sporting stage. And while not all Olympic sports are team games, the importance of coming together as a nation to support one another is always on display among elite athletes. Leaders across all kinds of businesses and organisations can learn from Olympic leadership and teamwork.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
thehrdirector.com | Nick Gold
The 2024 Olympics soon kicks off in Paris, where strong leadership, team unity, and individual performance will once again be highlighted on the global sporting stage. And while not all Olympic sports are team games, the importance of coming together as a nation to support one another is always on display among elite athletes. Leaders across all kinds of businesses and organisations can learn from Olympic leadership and teamwork.
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May 30, 2024 | 
engageemployee.com | Nick Gold
UK businesses are facing a productivity and recruitment crisis. across the UK seeing a shortage of candidates for their roles, it’s clear that the job market is fundamentally changing. And the way we think about selecting employees needs to change with it.
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May 29, 2024 | 
europeanbusinessmagazine.com | Nick Gold
UK businesses are facing a productivity and recruitment crisis. across the UK seeing a shortage of candidates for their roles, it’s clear that the job market is fundamentally changing. And the way we think about selecting employees needs to change with it.
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May 3, 2024 | 
thehrdirector.com | Nick Gold
Reputation management is one of the biggest issues concerning businesses, according to research released today. New statistics show that most businesses are more worried about reputational damage than a host of other serious issues. The nationwide survey, commissioned by Speakers Corner, drew responses from 500 business owners and directors with at least 20% equity, for companies with at least 100 employees.
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
workplaceinsight.net | Nick Gold
Comment, Flexible working, Wellbeing Four years ago this month, we were all given our first ‘work from home’ mandate. A clear, unambiguous instruction from the UK government that, in the grip of a quickly spreading global pandemic, we should all work from home where possible. And amid the biggest seismic shift of our lifetime, it was an easy instruction to follow.
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
moneyandfinancemagazine.com | Nick Gold |Mario Hernandez |Steve RobsonTom Molloy
A recent BBC article quoted analysis by the Resolution Foundation, who in turn had used data from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), that around 9 million employees have been furloughed during the COVID-19 crisis. The unspoken truth of this is that the Employee Retention Scheme (ERS) is a short-term win which has potential long-term ramifications and this need to be addressed immediately by the government.
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
moneyandfinancemagazine.com | Nick Gold |Mario Hernandez |Steve RobsonTom Molloy
Nick Gold, MD of Speakers Corner, works with businesses across the globe to shape and curate their internal events programme. Since the COVID-19 crisis led to social distancing, Nick and his team have seen a change in how businesses are preparing for a post-lockdown economy and the steps they are taking to emerge from this crisis in a healthier position.
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Dec 19, 2023 | 
c-mw.net | Nick Gold |Paul Colston
By Nick Gold, MD, Speakers Corner:Although the dust is starting to settle following the Covid-19 pandemic, the last year has brought significant upheaval to the events industry. Budget restrictions, recession, and staffing levels were on our minds in 2023, with 56% of meeting professionals saying these factors had the highest-impact on events. And we’re not out of the woods yet. But with dedication and optimism, our industry has evolved to cope and even thrive in tricky circumstances.
