Scotland on Sunday column archive

2010

24 October 2010

Negative image has an upside in the world of work

17 October 2010

Employ a culture shift for added value all round

3 October 2010

If the customer is wrong, don’t be afraid to fire them

19 September 2010

Hobbies can pay if you learn how to mix business and leisure

12 September 2010

Never mind geeks, IT women hold the keys to recovery

5 September 2010

Put the customers before technology if you want to win

1 August 2010

Think about giving something back to your suppliers

11 July 2010

Ridley’s online film should draw us all to crowdsourcing

4 July 2010

Think before you speak or end up paying the price

27 June 2010

R&D can make the Revenue a nice little earner

20 June 2010

Personal branding makes its mark in Scots boardrooms

13 June 2010

Being chief lizard wrangler is no laughing matter

23 May 2010

Take the plunge to become a small fish in a big pond

16 May 2010

Scotland has real start-up potential but it needs help

9 May 2010

Engaging staff – it’s a very good place to start

25 April 2010

There can be such a thing as a free lunch

18 April 2010

Hiring new blood? Choose wisely or pay dearly

11 April 2010

A virtual reputation has to be founded on traditional values

4 April 2010

Keep searching for an exit even when the going is good

28 March 2010

Move to replace sick notes with fit notes is tonic for all

14 March 2010

Give yourself a bumper bonus to beat Budget blues

7 March 2010

Building a following can be as simple as rolling off a blog

28 February 2010

A little give and take could help curb the grant greed culture

21 February 2010

Closed mentality harms tourism – not VisitScotland

7 February 2010

Management buyout can be the big new idea for frustrated employees

31 January 2010

Get ready to ride insolvency wave as recovery starts

24 January 2010

Scots around the world can unite and conquer

17 January 2010

Everyone’s a winner when you achieve a work/life balance

10 January 2010

Recruiting and retaining, not hiring and firing

2009

27 December 2009

Your poor customer service will be Tweeted and Facebooked

20 December 2009

Sweat equity: where hard work is its own reward

13 December 2009

Why a foot in the door is worth more than a quick buck

29 November 2009

Help for firms ought to begin at home

22 November 2009

Humbug spirit is bad tidings for staff and firms

15 November 2009

Informed choices on compliance can pay big rewards

8 November 2009

Quit moaning and transform your business

1 November 2009

Stay on top of your business, not in the thick of it

25 October 2009

Put that grumpy boss at ease with military precision

11 October 2009

A pizza the action with less of the risk

4 October 2009

Focus on customers and staff if you’re going for growth

27 September 2009

The quickest way to raise your online profile is to start a blog

20 September 2009

Well-chosen silver panther can make your outfit purr

13 September 2009

Trust is foundation on which success in business is built

6 September 2009

Online bartering makes sense for the cash-strapped

9 August 2009

Two’s company for couples going into business together

2 August 2009

It’s no big secret … online snooping is on the increase

26 July 2009

Look for weird and wonderful ways to drum up team spirit

19 July 2009

Lip service won’t make you a leader, even with a facelift

12 July 2009

Social enterprises allow you to have your cake and eat it

5 July 2009

Young guns go for it with start-ups in midst of recession

28 June 2009

Late payers deserve contempt not credit

14 June 2009

All hail new way of looking at innovation

7 June 2009

Companies could save thousands by taking the time to check telecoms bills and change tariffs

31 May 2009

Entrepreneurs can take a shortcut to success with help

10 May 2009

Businesses can’t afford to ignore net results at fingertips

3 May 2009

Always wise to hope for best but plan for worst

26 April 2009

Savvy vendors can hold price and have a good recession

12 April 2009

Why redundancies should be the last resort for business

22 March 2009

Startups reap benefits of being watched over by angels

8 March 2009

Sisters are doing it for themselves

1 March 2009

A brand new approach can beat recession

15 February 2009

Workers can go it alone without quitting their job

8 February 2009

Weatherproof your company

1 February 2009

A complaint could be the best thing you ever hear

25 January 2009

Graduating with a degree of flexibility

18 January 2009

Redundancy is a golden chance to secure the future

2008

28 December 2008

New bottom line is blue sky thinking

21 December 2008

Just the job to show where your future lies

14 December 2008

Focus on your vision to turn the dream into reality

7 December 2008

Don’t forget the human touch when jobs axe falls

30 November 2008

Want to know how to survive the recession? Just be a woman

Earlier 2008 columns are available at Scotland on Sunday.