Most organisations and companies are organised into different departments with separate responsibilities. This is a necessity, as a workplace where everybody did as they pleased would involve everyone drinking all the coffee and nobody doing the work. That said, many departments have cross-over responsibilities with one another and the best organisations work with their different
It’s fair to say that any business that can turn a profit and pay its way is a success. Nevertheless, the market is a fickle thing and there are few certainties in business. Any company or organisation must constantly develop itself in order to remain relevant to its industry, as a failure to keep pace
To outsiders, accounting and finance may as well be synonyms. After all, accounts is finance which equals money. Decision makers in organisations of all sizes simply don’t have the luxury of this misconception. Instead, they need to be aware of the clear differences between the two disciplines, where they cross over and where they differ.
To many budding entrepreneurs, marketing might as well mean advertising. Given that we live in a world saturated by communications for every product and service one can imagine, it’s easy come to the decision that the only thing that a marketing person or team does is dream up new flashy posters, TV commercials or internet
Meddling government red tape, surly workers doing substandard work and accidents at an all-time high? There may be something wrong with the environment in which you do business. There are a huge range of things that can influence the way your business is conducted, from the temperature in your office to changes in customer demand.
When in a job interview, there is quite often the somewhat indulgent question asked by Employers which is: Why do you want this job? Often, this is the cue for the interviewee to gush about how wonderful the employer is or how they've always wanted to work in a supermarket check-out since they were six.
What do you do when your star employee never comes in again? It’s a morbid line of questioning to be sure but any sensible manager needs to work under the assumption that key members of staff may not remain with their organization forever. It is simply a fact of life that people will join and
Strive as some might for a communist/anarchist commune we're all consumers of one thing or another. From groceries and soap flakes all the way up to high ticket appliances, cars and homes trading is as much a part of the human experience as anything else. And unless you’re a member of an as yet undiscovered
Society is all about the people who make it up and this includes businesses as much as any other group. When it comes to a company exercising its social conscience and giving back to its host community there’s a huge number of ways they might consider joining in. One clever way some companies and organizations
Careers in accountancy are far more varied than when looking in on the world and industry. There are a wide ranging set of training opportunities for business and banking right through to independent practice. Accountants are needed by every company whether they outsource the services or not. Chartered accountants are not just bookkeepers or taxmen
Education opens doors to success windows of opportunity and in at least one case, gates to new possibilities. Such is the case with ADL success story Annabella Baker. Originally from Italy, but now living in the UK, Annabella faced a tragedy all too familiar to many when she lost her airline job during the Covid
Gardens are hard work.  Behind every immaculate lawn and carefully tended flowerbed is a never-ending struggle between nature and gardener. Of course simply leaving the garden to its own devices isn’t really an option; Untended, plants will grow freely for the whole of spring and summer and even into autumn. Worse yet, an uncared for
Some stories of educational achievement soar into the heavens. Of individuals who through hard work and toil overcame the challenges in their life to achieve. Certainly, at ADL we’ve seen and helped many individuals achieve their dreams through completing a course which helped them get a place at university or begin a new career. This,
If you’ve been in the UK over the past weekend you might have noticed you had a day off on Monday (or looked on enviously as other people had a day off). The coronation of a new monarch in Charles the Third means a new era. One that the Monarch is especially keen does not
If you’re looking for a side business or career that combines a love for fitness and a mentoring role. personal training might be for you Personal training is at it’s heart all about being able to help people live healthier, happier lives. By combining physical exercise with essential lifestyle changes like diet they help their
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