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Shortlisting and inviting candidates to interview
How to draw up a shortlist of candidates for interview
Practical tests, psychometric tests and assessment centres
Tests you can do alongside the interview to help you choose the right candidate
Delegation skills for business owners and directors
Why effective delegating of business tasks can be efficient time management and how to best go about it.
Measure and monitor absence and sickness
How to measure and record absence and sickness in your workplace.
Managing your team
Discover the skills that make for successful team management.
Team management tips
How to effectively manage your teams and encourage harmonious teamwork
Building a management team
Key considerations when building an effective management team for your business.
Manage export contracts and logistics
Understanding export contracts, delivery and payments.
Employee notification of shared parental leave and pay
The employee must give you written notice of their entitlement to shared parental leave and statutory shared parental pay
Leadership skills for business owners and directors
Skills that directors and business owners need to develop to be effective leaders.
Skills required by growing businesses
How the complexity and variety of skills your business needs to access increase as your business grows.
Manage workplace absence and sickness
An overview of the basic principles of managing absence and sickness effectively.
Assess export market opportunities
Researching and adapting to customer requirements and the business environment in overseas markets
Challenges of exporting
Challenges of exporting include market research, export paperwork and financing.
Plan your export market entry strategy
Choosing the right distribution channels and ways of promoting your product in overseas markets.
Core skills all businesses require
Core skills your business needs to function successfully in areas including leadership, finance, and personnel.
Strategy skills for business owners and directors
How strategy can help your business, and how to use SWOT and gap analyses to determine business strategy.
Checklist of export packaging considerations
Protecting your goods from damage and securing them from theft are key considerations in export packaging.
Carrying out and commissioning research on overseas markets
Undertaking market research in overseas export markets.
Leading your staff through change
Using communication skills to reduce disruption during periods of change