‘News & Views’ April 2010
Thursday, April 1st, 2010 at 12:01 am
The new K&H treehouse
The big news this month is that we’ve built a treehouse in the K&H garden, giving us much needed extra office space as the business continues to grow. There’s a photo and full article here.
This issue also features:
- How can we be better leaders?
- Top tax tips for business owners
- The Budget – podcast and written analysis
Enjoy the read.
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“Learn to drive…your keyboard” by Jonathan Stevens
The words ‘touch typing’ conjure up old-fashioned images of typing pools of secretaries. But touch typing is a core skill that can make us more efficient – and healthier, says Jonathan Stevens of StarTouch.
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My ‘Top 21 Tax Tips’
by Andy Scott
Tax is a business cost just like any other. It can be managed and controlled. I regularly give tips about tax to small business owners via Twitter, but for those of you who are not followers I’ve now pulled together my top 21 tips in one handy PDF.
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The 10 greatest CEOs of all time
by Andrew Gray
One of the biggest debates in management schools and books is around the subject of leadership. Business leaders seem to have a surprisingly low profile, with one or two exceptions such as Richard Branson – and, recently, certain bank leaders. What makes a great leader? The answer is not what you might think.
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How are you today?
by Pauline Williamson
We’re often asked how we are. Generally, people don’t really want to know the answer – it’s just another form of greeting. They just expect us to say ‘Fine’, and not go into details. Our response is all to do with emotion management, and knowing how and when to respond appropriately. In fact, a great deal of leadership is about emotion management. Interesting.
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Employee ownership – everyone benefits
John Lewis Partnership and employee ownership are going from strength to strength »
The Reading half marathon
Andrew Gray finished in 1 hour 46 minutes and 46 seconds. See the picture »
The Budget
Andy Scott’s podcast or his written analysis – the choice is yours »
The tax system explained in beer!
Who says accountants don’t have a sense of humour? »
Update on Tax Codes
HMRC agrees that it needs to improve the quality of data when issuing future tax codes »
27 March was a special day for Bernadette
Find out why and see the photo »
More Conservative proposals – an end to PAYE?
The benefits or otherwise of an end to PAYE »
Our chosen charity for 2010
We are supporting the Theale Age Concern Tea Club as our charity for 2010 »
Caption competition!
Win a home-made cake! What are the K&H Directors saying to each other in this photo? » |
