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The Age Time Bomb? – are you ready (And when will you be sued for age discrimination?)

Victoria Tomlinson | 1 November 2023

Nearly half the workforce will be aged over 50 by 2030*. By this date, the world’s 20 leading economies will have a skills shortage of 100million people**. The cost to businesses will be $100,000 for every unfilled vacancy. We are sitting on an age time bomb. Visionary corporates are ahead of the game. Schneider which … The Age Time Bomb? – are you ready (And when will you be sued for age discrimination?)

13 steps to maximise the value of your former employees/alumni

Victoria Tomlinson | 13 June 2023

The world is waking up. Your older employees have value, not just IN your organisation but also OUTSIDE of it, once they have retired. But what should relationships with former employees or partners look like? And how do you create that relationship through a alumni? In this blog I want to look at partners in … 13 steps to maximise the value of your former employees/alumni

The 4 risks of mergers & acquisitions: can you avoid them?

Northern Lights | 19 February 2018

This blog first appeared on influenceonline.co.uk Mergers and acquisitions are typified by power games – everyone wants to be on the ‘winning’ side – and excitability about the potential for increased profits. In this blog I want to look at the issues of mergers and acquisitions – these insights have been gained from years of … The 4 risks of mergers & acquisitions: can you avoid them?

Leaders are failing their PR teams – agencies and corporates alike

Northern Lights | 9 November 2017

Over the years, I have trained communications teams and professionals in everything from internal and crisis comms to social media and presentation skills. I must have trained hundreds in the last few years – and gosh, what insights. My big conclusion? Business leaders don’t talk business to their teams. And this means the quality of … Leaders are failing their PR teams – agencies and corporates alike

Over-servicing – five ways to turn losses into profit

Northern Lights | 14 July 2017

Managing over-servicing is about delivering the best to clients – of course, within budget – and is about finding the win:win.

Theresa May’s gift to business leaders

Northern Lights | 19 June 2017

Election results: Theresa May ‘no intention of resigning’ after losses

It’s Time For STEM Women To Step Forward

Northern Lights | 10 May 2017

STEM women have got to start shouting about their achievements.

Would your leader work for their own company?

Northern Lights | 13 April 2017

A few weeks ago I attended a CBI round table on the economy. Inevitably these mostly large employers started talking about the nightmare their businesses/organisations are going to face without cheap EU labour. I have added the word ‘cheap’, but that was essentially the issue. I drove away fuming. These bosses are disconnected from their … Would your leader work for their own company?

Five ways businesses fail in communicating change

Northern Lights | 28 February 2017

Jon Dean is a strategic change specialist and works with major organisations to help them implement new programmes, leadership development systems and major corporate transformations. In this guest blog for Northern Lights, he explores the corporate communication challenges of change…