Isnt it just fantastic the way we judge one another. I have had a lot to do with Judging over the last week. I was privilged enough to be asked to judge a business competition for Young Enterprise South West this week at Bristol Airport. The young people had worked really hard and had some great ideas that I could well see turning in to profits so it was quite difficult to choose; I managed it with my partner from Rolls Royce.
I saw a programme about mothers who leave thier children and got really cross that some sanctimonious mother was judging others who had to work or had other priorities. It made me so cross that this woman was so blinkered in her view of life that she could not see others ideas. My belief is in the power of the individual. One of the mothers had been through a divorce and was seeing her children on a part time basis yet she was still considered to have abandoned then. Lummey!
We had our first multi network meeting about Women’s Enterprise day and our area celebration. One of our goals is to appoint 5 fantastic women role models to bring enterprise to communities who may not get to engage. I cant wait to see who gets picked and I sincerely hope they are human beings who have had to make unpopular choices – those and how we deal with them are what should be celebrated – not one way for all!
Tuesday, 26 May 2009
Thursday, 14 May 2009
Workwise Say - Home working revolution could rescue British business
A new article was published last night by WorkWise UK -
More people than ever are working from home according to research
by the TUC
Today (Friday, May 15) is National Work from Home Day, when it is expected that five million people will be taking part. And with
organisations discovering in these straitened times the cost and productivity benefits of home working more of us are doing it, according
to TUC research
The number of UK employees working from home (excluding self-employed has increased by almost a third, or 31.8 per cent, over the last decade to 2008. More than 3.5 million people work from home, representing 12.3 per cent or one-in-eight of the population, an increase of 650,000 since 1997.
Regionally, the highest growth in the past decade has been seen in the East Midlands with 48 per cent, followed by the South West with 47.2 per cent, Yorkshire and Humberside with 41.0 percent and the West Midlands with 39 per cent.
The highest proportion of home workers is in the South West with 15.4 per cent, followed by the South East with 14.5 per cent and Eastern England with 14.2 per cent. The lowest is in Scotland with 9.1 per cent, followed by the North East with 10.0 per cent.
"Phil Flaxton, chief executive of Work Wise UK, organisers of National Work from Home Day, now in its in fourth year, said: "In a tough
economic climate many businesses are reaping the benefits of employees working from home. Not only can they save through cutting office space overhead costs, but reducing commuting time and stress also helps boost productivity.
"Additionally, should swine flu become a serious pandemic home working could help limit its spread while allowing people to continue working.
"There are also the benefits of reduced congestion and emissions arising from cutting journeys, as well as enabling people to work more flexibly and improve their quality of life."
Brendan Barber, TUC General Secretary, said: "As the recession puts the squeeze on company finances, encouraging staff to work from home is a great way to save money and offer a better work-life balance.
"Working from home can save on office rent, energy and transport costs, making it an attractive solution for employers and their staff during the recession."
The growth of internet enabled smart working practices like home working have allowed most business to cut their office space requirement by a quarter, according to a study by the British Council of Offices.
Home working is one of the smarter working practices being promoted through the Work Wise UK campaign, which is entering its fourth year.
Others include flexible working, such as condensed hours and nine-day fortnights, mobile and remote working. Work Wise partners are led by the TUC, CBI, British Chambers of Commerce, BT and Transport for London. The
campaign aims to encourage half the working population, some 14 million people, to be offered smarter working by 2011.
To assist organisations wanting to adopt smarter working practices, Work Wise UK provides guidance and assistance through its website.
LifeWorklife and Hemingway Corp agree wholeheartedly with this view - its crucial to our success!
More people than ever are working from home according to research
by the TUC
Today (Friday, May 15) is National Work from Home Day, when it is expected that five million people will be taking part. And with
organisations discovering in these straitened times the cost and productivity benefits of home working more of us are doing it, according
to TUC research
The number of UK employees working from home (excluding self-employed has increased by almost a third, or 31.8 per cent, over the last decade to 2008. More than 3.5 million people work from home, representing 12.3 per cent or one-in-eight of the population, an increase of 650,000 since 1997.
Regionally, the highest growth in the past decade has been seen in the East Midlands with 48 per cent, followed by the South West with 47.2 per cent, Yorkshire and Humberside with 41.0 percent and the West Midlands with 39 per cent.
The highest proportion of home workers is in the South West with 15.4 per cent, followed by the South East with 14.5 per cent and Eastern England with 14.2 per cent. The lowest is in Scotland with 9.1 per cent, followed by the North East with 10.0 per cent.
"Phil Flaxton, chief executive of Work Wise UK, organisers of National Work from Home Day, now in its in fourth year, said: "In a tough
economic climate many businesses are reaping the benefits of employees working from home. Not only can they save through cutting office space overhead costs, but reducing commuting time and stress also helps boost productivity.
"Additionally, should swine flu become a serious pandemic home working could help limit its spread while allowing people to continue working.
"There are also the benefits of reduced congestion and emissions arising from cutting journeys, as well as enabling people to work more flexibly and improve their quality of life."
Brendan Barber, TUC General Secretary, said: "As the recession puts the squeeze on company finances, encouraging staff to work from home is a great way to save money and offer a better work-life balance.
"Working from home can save on office rent, energy and transport costs, making it an attractive solution for employers and their staff during the recession."
The growth of internet enabled smart working practices like home working have allowed most business to cut their office space requirement by a quarter, according to a study by the British Council of Offices.
Home working is one of the smarter working practices being promoted through the Work Wise UK campaign, which is entering its fourth year.
Others include flexible working, such as condensed hours and nine-day fortnights, mobile and remote working. Work Wise partners are led by the TUC, CBI, British Chambers of Commerce, BT and Transport for London. The
campaign aims to encourage half the working population, some 14 million people, to be offered smarter working by 2011.
To assist organisations wanting to adopt smarter working practices, Work Wise UK provides guidance and assistance through its website.
LifeWorklife and Hemingway Corp agree wholeheartedly with this view - its crucial to our success!
Monday, 11 May 2009
National Work Wise Week!!
Hey all
Its Work Wise Week and we have an opportunity to try out smarter working.
The programme will be as follows,
Mobile Office Day (Tuesday, May 12) - the first day will encourage people to work while on the move, instead of travelling to a central office.
Remote Office Day (Wednesday, May 13) - this day will encourage people to use remote offices instead of travelling to a central office. These would include serviced office space, touch down centres or even hot spots such as coffee shops.
Virtual Meeting Day (Thursday, May 14) - this day will encourage people to conduct meetings by audio or video conferencing or go online instead of travelling to meetings.
National Work from Home Day (Friday, May 15) - this will be the fourth time this popular day has been run. It will encourage people to work from home on that day, instead of commuting to their usual place of work.
Smarter Travel Day (Monday, May 18) - the concluding day of the week will encourage people to travel outside peak times. Coming into work an hour early, and then leaving an hour early at the end of the day, or going an hour later, and leaving an hour later. This will reduce the peak rush hour, and make the commuting experience far more bearable for many.
If anyone is doing anything for this I would love to hear from you.
take care
Kiz
Its Work Wise Week and we have an opportunity to try out smarter working.
The programme will be as follows,
Mobile Office Day (Tuesday, May 12) - the first day will encourage people to work while on the move, instead of travelling to a central office.
Remote Office Day (Wednesday, May 13) - this day will encourage people to use remote offices instead of travelling to a central office. These would include serviced office space, touch down centres or even hot spots such as coffee shops.
Virtual Meeting Day (Thursday, May 14) - this day will encourage people to conduct meetings by audio or video conferencing or go online instead of travelling to meetings.
National Work from Home Day (Friday, May 15) - this will be the fourth time this popular day has been run. It will encourage people to work from home on that day, instead of commuting to their usual place of work.
Smarter Travel Day (Monday, May 18) - the concluding day of the week will encourage people to travel outside peak times. Coming into work an hour early, and then leaving an hour early at the end of the day, or going an hour later, and leaving an hour later. This will reduce the peak rush hour, and make the commuting experience far more bearable for many.
If anyone is doing anything for this I would love to hear from you.
take care
Kiz
Sunday, 10 May 2009
Busy Week
Its been a busy week - I have had a lot of driving to do and meetings to have. It was productive. I added up my expenses at the end of the week and submitted them to myself for authorisation. Big bill, so I checked my work! I was glad not to be a politician in some ways although all mine were kinda boring - I dont have any first class travel high priced lunches so I think mine would stand up to scrutiny
Fantastic publicity for LifeWorklife this week at the BBC. I was asked to join a panel of experts discussing identity cards - http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p002z2gv/The_Morning_Show_with_Emma_Britton_07_05_2009/
Enjoy!
Fantastic publicity for LifeWorklife this week at the BBC. I was asked to join a panel of experts discussing identity cards - http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p002z2gv/The_Morning_Show_with_Emma_Britton_07_05_2009/
Enjoy!
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