23/08/2010 by Geoff.

Another thank you to Rachel Bridge of the times who wrote another good article in the Small Business Section on 15/08/2010.

The article referenced three guys who set up a business a year ago showing people round London in Mini’s - they’re successful. They rightly see setting tangible goals as underpinning the philosophy of the business - “It is imperative to have goals, otherwise you are just sailing with the wind”. They go on to explain that they make a decision together then do individually what we need to do to get to that goal, breaking it down into smaller goals that are going to help us get there - see our blog on ”Are you dealing with your problems?”.

Their principles of making dreams come true are:

1. Stick a picture on your fridge of something substantial you want to achieve.
2. Write a list of your long-term goals which should be time lined. Break them down into more practical milestones. Review them.
3. Think about your true motivation. The more you link your goals to your life the easier it will be to achieve them.

EMS recommends you read the full article.

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23/08/2010 by admin.

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), state that a third of employers expect to cut jobs in the next three months.

CIPD research shows that 36% of public sector employers are planning staff cuts.  It reports that “across all sectors employers are expecting to make an average of 5.5% of their workforces redundant, up from the 3.6% average cut being considered three months ago.  This data comes from a survey of 600 companies.

Written by our HR specialist Simone Greasley

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