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Why the Best Person Isn’t Always the Best Person For the Job

This month at Iconic Resourcing, we’re shining our blogging spotlight on Diversity and Inclusion programmes. Today, in particular, we’re going to take the time to bust what might be the biggest myth about workplace diversity. A 2015 survey by Deloitte found a generational difference between millennials and older employees, with the later viewing diversity programmes […]

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Choosing a Charity Partnership: 6 Steps to Philanthropic Success

This month, we’ve been focussing on charitable giving and charity partnerships between business and non-profit, charitable organisations. We talked a few weeks ago about all the benefits that charitable giving can have for your business, beyond the tax breaks that everyone else talks about. Now that you know all about the benefits, we thought we’d

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The Big Charity Cheque is Dead: 7 Modern Ways for Businesses to Donate

We wrote last week about some of the lesser known benefits of corporate giving and entering into charitable partnerships. In the past, corporate giving might have consisted of large donations – funds raised by employees or a share of company profits – presented to the representative of a chosen charity in the form of a

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Charity Partners: 5 Business Benefits to Being Generous

As you may know, Hannah and Lauren ­­– Iconic Resourcing’s co-founders and directors ­– recently ran a half marathon to raise money for Alzheimer’s Scotland, a charity close to their hearts. So, we’ve been thinking about what it means to partner with and raise money for charities, and what benefits ­– beyond the immediate and

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Outsourcing Accounting Services: 5 Pros and 5 Cons

It’s becoming increasingly common for firms, especially SMEs to outsource a portion of their financial and accounting procedures, from basic auditing and tax assessments, to financial planning and strategy. Even larger accountancy firms are getting in on the act and making use of outsourcing in order to scale for large projects or mitigate against the

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Empathy and Experience: 3 Ways To Build Increasingly Important Soft Skills

Mark Cuban, the billionaire tech entrepreneur, said in 2018 that, “a liberal arts degree in philosophy will be worth more than a traditional programming degree.” That might sound surprising to some people. It’s true of more than just the programming sector too. As the workplace becomes increasingly automated, the requirement that employees excel when it

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Wearable Technology: Privacy Implications of Workplace Innovation

Wearable tech is a buzzword in certain circles at the moment. The proliferation in recent years of fitness trackers and smartwatches, especially in the workplace, has put wearable tech firmly on the business agenda. Today we’re asking whether using new technology to monitor is ultimately a good idea for business leaders. It’s important to remember

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HR Technology: Harnessing Automation and Maintaining Employee Engagement

Automation and innovation are buzzwords in most industries. Human Resources is no different. With the advent of technologies that are revolutionising HR and how it relates within the corporate structure, we took an in-depth look at what that means for business and how HR managers can avoid employee disengagement by increasing personalisation. A report released

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