How to Prepare for a Job Interview
If you want to hear the words ‘You’re Hired’, take a look at our tips on how to prepare for a job interview. 48% of employers know within the first five minutes of an interview whether a candidate is a [...]
Having that Difficult and Challenging Conversation
What is a difficult conversation? A difficult or challenging conversation is a conversation where you have to manage emotions and information in a sensitive way. Have you, as a manager, been caught up in a difficult conversation about performance or [...]
Content Planning Secrets from LinkedIn and Buzzsumo
We are nearly half way through 2019 and you should be reaping the rewards of your content planning marketing strategy. No? A recent study by LinkedIn in conjunction with research and monitoring tool Buzzsumo which looked at the 40,000 most [...]
Startup Grind Celebrate Women #sgwomen
Entrepreneur Brenda Cuby, BC Training’s founder and MD, took part in a panel discussion at the World Trade Centre at the end of May as part of Startup Grind’s Female Leaders Month. Startup Grind is the largest independent startup community, [...]
How to Increase Productivity in the Workplace
A bit of a hot topic at the moment is the lack of training in the workplace. It is evident that empowering employees can contribute to their personal development as well as the success of the company. When employees [...]
Secrets and Lies – Bullying in the Workplace
Bullying is often a dirty little secret that undermines many a workplace. There are various facets to bullying that can take the form of different dimensions, both verbal and non-verbal, and it can manifest itself in many guises. It could [...]
Top Copywriting Tips
If you are a small business, you may do your sales and marketing promotions in-house and you may sometimes find yourself getting stuck with ideas for new content or great copy. The phrase ‘Content is King’ seems to have become [...]
Mental Illness is one of the Biggest Issues Faced by Employers
Mental illness is one of the biggest issues faced by employers these days. According to the UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Labour Force Survey, work is the most common cause of stress for UK adults, with 59% experiencing it [...]
Social Media News from BC Training
A round-up of the latest social media news from around the globe: New WhatsApp Group Privacy Settings WhatsApp is being updated with new group privacy and invite features. Users can now choose who can add them to groups. They will [...]
Learn Leadership Skills from the Animal Kingdom
Monkeys The Three Wise Monkeys depict ‘see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil’. Those wise old monkeys can teach us a lot and we can translate these three skills into the workplace in the form of observe, [...]