Survive the Recession

Consultant-news.com give 100 (yes a hundred) tips for consultants to survive. Computer Weekly has seven IT  tips for surviving the recession. ProtoCall One advises call centres to invest in IT to survive the recession BigHospitality says restaurants should get rent holidays (amongst other tips to survive) Julie Meyer says (on City A.M.) ‘All entrepreneurs are [...]

…in the US according to Jobfox and reported in Australia by The Daily.  Sales and customer-related roles feature highly, but some backrooom jobs such as business analysis and database administration are moving down the list. The listing is compiled by the recruitment agency Jobfox from persistent advertising in the previous three months.  I’m not sure [...]

With a nod to Iain Dale’s Dozens, here are some recent survival tips: AccountacyAge blogger Dennis Keeling asks if your company will survive without an on-line business model. Carol Lewis in The Times has five ways to survive the recession (for consumers, but one tip is to start a business) Designer to the stars, Kelly [...]

Accoring to the Design Council, design is a powerful tool in a downturn. Well, they would say that.  In fact they say: Companies big and small are rising to the challenge of hard times through a conscious investment in design. Their decision to innovate – to rethink and regenerate their products, operations and image – can be [...]

As well as reviewing business anti-recession tips, I’ll include some personal examples too.  UK financial site fool.co.uk gives advice on booking your summer holiday this year.  Personally, I try never to pay the ‘full price’ for anything, so one of my favourite site’s is Martin Lewis’ MoneySavingExpert.com which includes great tips for saving on travel [...]

A handy set of tips to help the HR department to survive the recession reported on the Personnel Today blog (originally from the consultants Watson Wyatt). There’s a good (but maybe obvious?) stress on keeping people focused and motivated.  I would add that it’s more crucial than ever for the HR department to engage with [...]