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As we live our lives in an ever-increasingly digital world, there are more and more activities taking place purely on the digital landscape; one of those activities is coaching & mentoring. Once something that would take place in face-to-face proximity, coaching & mentoring has now shifted almost completely towards the online sphere. With the ease with which users can access experts, it perfectly suits the modern person with their hectic schedules and desire for instantaneous access.

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.

Never underestimate the importance of having a strong work/life balance. Chances are if you're reading this, you’ve felt like you’re working longer and longer hours over recent years - you’re not alone. Although the amount of hours we spend in the office has dropped over the last 30 years, because of an overreliance on technology which permanently features in our lives, there is the ever-growing feeling that we’re never fully able to switch off.

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.

If you’re wanting to perform to the best of your abilities in life, there is one particular skill set that you need to harbour: self-management skills. Self-management encompasses a range of different sub-areas and soft skills that all add up to create a holistic approach to your work, ranging from time management to management of stress levels. Being in control of these crucial elements means you will get the best possible formula to help you achieve your goals on your journey to success.

A lot has undoubtedly changed in the world of work over the last few years, thanks to the impact of the Coronavirus. If there is perhaps one positive aftereffect, it has been the increased emphasis on employee mental health in the workplace. 2020 brought global lockdowns, forcing a large percentage of office staff to work remotely. With the shift in work from the office to home, the emphasis on mental health at work became even more important. If companies wanted to maintain business output and keep their staff happy, they had to work even harder to look after employees whilst based at home.