June has been conference season. One week it was down by the Tower of London for UK200’s “Growth Summit” and the following week it was over to the Royal Borough for Mindshop’s annual European bash.
Hot topics included:
- IT and AI: strategy, best products, implementation and automation; and what humans can do that AI can’t.
- The Government’s recent Budget, with the hits on pensions and Inheritance Tax: and what to do about them.
- Resilience: coping in difficult times, being aware of your “frames”, how to change your thinking, having a growth mindset, and forming healthy habits.
- Becoming the “destination employer”: i.e., how to attract new staff; tips included carrying out a competitor analysis, ensuring your website easily allows candidates to find out about you and make enquiries; and checking your strengths and weaknesses with our “destination employer” diagnostic questionnaire – would you like one?
- Branding and authenticity.
- Growth Hubs: where business owners meet quarterly, share experience and learn and develop together – interested? (We called ours “the Ripe Business Club”).
Always good to sharpen the saw!