You have heard the term about your workplace: team collaboration. Every workday, someone mentions the term in reference to working on a project or handling a customer complaint. Rarely do your professional peers link team collaboration to innovation, but they should.

Think about what it takes to be successful leader. You want someone who takes charge, without fearing the consequences of making decisions. Great leaders connect with colleagues who follow directions and are empowered to help ensure the achievement of clearly presented goals. In the digital era, great leaders must multitask to keep the team focused on the job at hand. Loyalty, consistency, fairness, courage, and a sense of humour all represent traits that great leaders must possess.

Anyone who has ever tried remote working is likely to tell you that this is a wonderful way of gaining a more flexible lifestyle. Yet, what you may not realise is that people who work from home are often more highly motivated as well as happier.

With the recent increase in home working there are now far more companies and employees interested in making this switch. There are certainly some big advantages to be had from starting to work remotely, both for the business for the workers involved.

Teamwork is one of the key elements in the success of any group of people. Without this, you just get a bunch of individuals doing their own thing without any concern for the overall results.

The world is littered with astonishing finds. From extinct animals to ships and cities that have been lost until technology has developed to the stage of being able to find them. All have increased our knowledge and enabled us to discover new facts, new ways of doing things or just exciting ideas we would not otherwise have thought of. The knowledge inside your organisations can be like this too.

Among the most encouraging business news in recent times is the fact that many British companies are reported to be going green. This is great news for the environment, as well as for the economy and for the firms' workers.

You have probably heard at some point that everyone needs to work together as a team. There is no “I” in team, after all. Equally, teamwork makes the dream work and together everyone achieves more. Yet, what do these popular phrases actually mean? Basically, why is teamwork so important in business?

The move towards hiring remote staff has given businesses all over the world a far greater degree of flexibility. It is now possible to build up a team that is effective and cost-efficient without housing them all under one roof. However, the idea of hiring remote staff can be daunting for anyone doing it for the first time. Thankfully, there are some easy tips that will guide you smoothly and painlessly through the process.

Many years ago, in a very rash state of mind, I declared that I was going to become a black belt in Karate. There was much hilarity amongst my friends, as I am not exactly built for power or speed! Nevertheless, I was determined that this would be my goal, and that I would achieve it before I was thirty.