Business

Wiseup is thrilled to announce the renewed partnership with LondonEnergy on the Pathfinder Programme for the 2023/2024 academic year. Delivering waste and resource management services to North London, they operate one of the largest waste management contracts in the UK – meaning their services play a vital role in powering and keeping large swathes of London clean.

There is no denying that the last few years have been difficult for many. With the cost of living crisis impacting young people’s future career decisions, it is becoming increasingly harder to justify the rising costs of university. There is also the lasting impact of the pandemic to consider, with its long-term social effects still yet to be fully understood.

As time goes by, businesses are recognising the importance of looking after health and wellbeing now more than ever. With recent years causing us to take a closer look at employee mental and physical health, there has been greater emphasis on the mind/body link and how this plays out within a company. In particular, companies now recognise the benefits of offering their staff workplace wellbeing coaching as a means for creating happier, stronger staff.

The concept of agile teams and workforces has been a common theme over the last few years, with businesses forced to adapt to unprecedented times. This agile approach has allowed lots of teams to flourish at a time when many have struggled. There are many positive attributes associated with agile teams, including a strong element of flexibility, a heavy team focus and detail-orientated methods of working. In addition to these factors, they’re results and trend-driven, meaning they mmm high and maintain an awareness of their sector in order to achieve the best possible results. We’ll discuss each of these key attributes in more detail below, but first – what is the definition of an agile workforce exactly?

Calling all leaders and business owners: if you’re looking to advance your teams and support business growth, a surefire way of creating success is by upskilling your workforce through learning & development opportunities. Giving all levels of your business the chance to focus on key areas for improvement creates a strong culture for development. Learning new skills is an integral part of diversifying and updating your business’s knowledge base. Whether soft or hard skills, there is always room for development - learning is a lifelong process.

Are you looking to turn your business into a strong & unified workplace? If you’re wanting to take your business one step further, you should be prioritising your teams and their development. What better way to do so than by working with a dedicated business mentor? Business mentoring can be defined as an expert partnering closely with a company in order to take a business higher. A business mentor will draw upon their extensive expertise as a fountain of resources in order to aid the success of the business they’re helping. Business owners and their teams alike can flourish under the support of business mentors. It can be the difference between a business thriving, rather than surviving. If you’re unsure just what business mentoring entails, read on.