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Hello Everyone! Check out our latest blog post celebrating the winners of the Westford Awards Ceremony, 2nd Edition! Join us in congratulating them and be inspired by their stories of excellence and innovation. Dive into the blog now and celebrate the spirit of achievement with us! Check out the blog: https://lnkd.in/d6ddEe_5 #awards #business #businessleaders #UAE #middleeast #leadersinbusiness

🌟🌟 Entering the Business Awards involves thought, reflection and a little work. What a valueable opportunity to gather and share insights about your business success. So what are you waiting for, enter now!

🚀 We had an absolute ‘blast’ at our TC Group Quarterly Business Review (QBR) earlier this month which was held at the National Space Centre. It was great to see our Hertford, Leicester, Milton Keynes, Northampton and Southampton offices come together to update them on our most recent business updates and of course, as always, celebrate the great work our team do for our clients and our business too. We had a lot to cover… so what did we talk about? 📈 Updates & performance from our Offices and Service Line heads. 🧑🤝🧑 Our Employee Board had their largest slot yet, updating everyone on their client and team-focused projects, as well as survey results and their next steps. 🏆 This quarter’s Values Awards winners – congratulations Ana Iliescu, Gemma Rutland, Stacey Connor, and Jane Midlane! We had a record number of nominations 👍🏼 The results of our client experience surveys were shared. An incredible score of 9.4 out of 10 from our clients. We couldn’t achieve this without our teams working together effectively. A real team effort 🧑🤝🧑 Our People – we heavily focus on our team at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we’re constantly re-evaluating and looking at our company perks and benefits, as well as accommodating as much as possible to each generation within our team. 🤩 Even more interaction through Slido surveys and polling including a Board Q&A. 📊 Our new wins and sales and growth plans were shared by Tom Dymond … and a whopping score of 8.5 from our people on the “Would you recommend TC Group to Friends and Family” question! 🎉 Thank you so much to National Space Centre for having us for our offsite QBR, and to every member of our team for making it such a success! It really was ‘out of this world’… 🪐   #Culture #BusinessUpdate #Values #QBR #BusinessAdvisors #Accountants #WeAreTCGroup  

This was my first Quarterly Business Review (QBR) since I joined TC Group in January, and the following is a superb summary of the day from Stephen Watts. To change job/career after nearly 38 years wasn’t something that I did without a lot of thought. That said I can whole heartedly say it was the right thing to do. The leadership, the culture and best of all the people make this business. They are an inspiring team who come together, not only to support one another, but to best serve their clients and they continue to do this with great success. Here’s to the next QBR 👍 #WeAreTCGroup #culture #values #teamwork #businessadvisors

Incredibly proud to be part of the Passenger journey. Whenever people ask me about Passenger (I’ll tell you whether you ask or not) I pick out a few key insights that I’ve had that most will have missed. Justin Stone, Jon Lane, Julien Blanc and Joe Simms have been together before. They first joined forces when they scaled and sold Surfdome.com in the first wave of retail ecommerce between 2010 - 2017 ish. What they learnt here about what and not to do is the foundation of what you’re seeing at Passenger today. Scaling on retail margins requires ruthless prioritisation, fanatical merchandising and lean operations I see these three pillars as being critical to what they’re doing this time round. Anywhere you see a successful team that scaled on retail margins turn their hands to brand building you see outsized results. The addition of Steve to this quartet with his brand building leadership has added rocket fuel to this fire. We will keep helping them build the rocket whilst they head of the moon… #ecommerce #techstacks

See you there! #TTGlobal2024 #TTNAM24 #transportticketing #transitpayments #smartticketing #farecollection #automaticfarecollection #mobility #ticketing #publictransport #payments #masstransit #urbanmobility #transportation #contactlesspayments

📅 Save the date for this session: 'Showing the value of L&D - moving from the transactional to strategic alignment'. #LT24UK Explore strategies that align learning with business goals featuring Fran Butler, Director of Global Learning Effectiveness at IHG Hotels & Resorts. Learn to correlate learning activities with business success, utilise data effectively, and foster open communication. Don't miss out on this insightful session on 18 April at ExCeL London. Explore the programme 👉 https://lnkd.in/epguTXCW #BusinessImpact #DataAnalysis

The deadline to enter BusinessCloud’s ‘GM 100 Rising Stars of Business’ list has been extended until March 1st. After receiving a flurry of late submissions we’ve pushed the closing date for nominations back until the end of the week. We’ve joined forces with GM Business Growth Hub to shine a light on 100 of Greater Manchester’s most exciting companies across four key sectors: #GreenTech; #digital, creative and #tech; #advancedmanufacturing and materials; and #lifesciences. These are the four sectors that Greater Manchester has identified as having the most growth and productivity potential for the region. The list is open to companies from Greater Manchester’s 10 local authority areas of #Bolton; #Bury; #Manchester; #Oldham; #Rochdale; #Salford; #Stockport; #Tameside; #Trafford; and #Wigan. The ‘GM 100 Rising Stars of Business’ list will be published online on BusinessCloud alongside a launch event and will be followed by a series of four sector-specific roundtables. https://lnkd.in/esmTK2qw

Tampa International Airport (TPA) has named Michael A. Stephens as its new CEO following a nine-month search. Stephens, who has served as general counsel and executive VP, will build on Joe Lopano’s legacy and focus on addressing regional transportation challenges, enhancing connectivity, and integrating AI to improve customer experience. He also plans to expand TPA’s economic impact and strengthen regional collaboration with other airports. Read Breanne Williams' story here for Tampa Bay Business Journal: #TampaInternationalAirport #Leadership #RegionalGrowth #Innovation #CEO #TampaInternationalAirport #Leadership #RegionalGrowth #Transportation #Innovation #CEO

Since the announcement of the finalists in this year’s EADT Suffolk Business Awards, I’ve been reflecting on the unexpected insights and learnings of being on ‘that side’ of the award process. For those who don’t know, we’ve been lucky enough to be on the recipient end of a judging panel (and to have emerged victorious twice). The very practice of allowing that external assessment of yourself and your business is, as so many of you know only too well, somewhat intimidating – no matter how sure you are of your business and your experience. This time, however, and having historically won the Customer Service category in both Suffolk and Norfolk, I felt incredibly honoured to be asked to judge this particular category. Initially, I found myself thinking ‘this will be a breeze’, and that I had nothing to fear or consider. What I found, however, is that it was far more of an opportunity for self-reflection and benchmarking than I might have considered prior to taking part. How can you not be faced with an entry or a conversation from a vibrant goal-setting business, and not find yourself looking at how this compares to what you do, or how you reached this point in the journey? I’m someone who has always been of the view that a child can teach an adult as much as the adult can teach the child – and I suppose this exercise is similar. I learned from their desire, entrepreneurship and their unique approaches to managing customer interaction. My takeaways for anyone considering being a business award judge: -           Do your homework on the business and seek to raise questions which are truly beneficial for your learning of them and their understanding of you. -           Be self-reflective (not selfish) throughout the process, considering whether the activity leads itself to more learning and development you might require. -           Embrace the chance to extend your network and relationships in directions you may never have considered. -           Take time to reflect on the process with your own colleagues or peers, being sure to bring to mind particular areas which now seem evident for your own business improvement or for your chance to become active in the art of mentoring. Good luck to all of the finalists from myself and the MAD-HR Ltd team. A reminder that you can see the announced shortlisted candidates here: https://lnkd.in/edD5AcNK #EADT #GROWBETTERTOGETHER #suffolkbusinessawards #suffolkbizawards