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Top Tips for Supervisors
The role of a supervisor has changed markedly over time. Today’s supervisor faces a dynamic and volatile business landscape, necessitating a change in tactics and strategy. The modern supervisor is no longer just overseeing the day-to-day operations of their team…
Monitor Your Data With Freeze Panes In Excel!
In this post, we are going to review how to use the Freeze Panes feature in Microsoft Excel. Freeze Panes are a great tool to help you keep important data in view while scrolling around your sheet. Excel spreadsheets can…
Virtual Learning Statistics 2024: E-Learning
Virtual learning allows just about anybody to learn just about anything from the comfort of their own home. The potential is boundless. But how popular is e-learning? What are the most in demand virtual learning courses? And where else online…
Employee Retention Statistics 2024
Keeping staff can be absolutely vital to the success of your business. So getting the right people in place and keeping them in their role is something that business owners have front of mind. But how hard is it? What…
Stepping Up as a Team Leader
As a team leader, you play a critical role in the success of your people and the organisation. Learning your duties and responsibilities properly will help you achieve your goals more efficiently, and you’ll see progress faster. In this article,…
Acuity Training merges with Development Academy
Acuity Training is delighted to announce that it will merge Development Academy into its business. This will allow Acuity Training to further develop its management and professional development training course portfolio. Over the coming weeks, all of Development Academy’s contact…
Excel AI – New Usage Data & Statistics Q2 2024
Everyone is talking about artificial intelligence …. but how many people are actually using artificial intelligence day-to-day? To find out, we surveyed Excel users across the spectrum, from beginners to experienced professionals. Given the speed that AI is now being…
PowerPoint Statistics 2024
We’ve probably all sat through a Powerpoint at some stage in our lives, whether at school, university, at work or when attending an event. But how many users does Powerpoint have in 2023? And how does that compare with the…
Communication Skills Statistics UK – Communication in the Workplace 2024
Good communication in the workplace can make us more productive, help build better team morale and professional relationships. Poor communication, on the other hand, can leave employees and managers frustrated and mean we get less done. But just how effective…
Five Challenges to Virtual Team Success
Running a virtual team is one of the modern challenges many managers face. Managing your workers remotely can be difficult. This article looks at five challenges to virtual team success that you may encounter along the way. Being successful in managing this…
The Urgency Effect & 3 Ways To Beat It
Put simply, the Urgency Effect is our habit of mistaking the urgent for the important. We all know that we should focus on important tasks with larger payoffs. However, when presented with a choice between: Low-value tasks which will expire…
Creating a Personal Development Plan
There’s something to be said about trusting your instincts and going with the flow. There’s a time and place to allow the universe to manifest. But when you’re committed to pursuing goals and improving your life, having a plan can…