Your job would probably be so much easier if you didn’t have to deal with people – right?!  The reality is that in business you have to deal with people but if we get it wrong it can cost us dearly in many many ways.  According to a survey disputes with employees, colleagues, customers and suppliers...

As you may know IBC Scotland has adopted Challenges World Wide as their social enterprise of choice.  This decision was made not only on the basis of CWW being a very worthwhile cause but also in view of the potential to benefit both CWW and IBC Scotland.  These links include real professional...

 Presentation by Peter Fraser of MandOS 19 November 2009 at 7.30pm Scottish Malt Whisky Society, 28 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JX This event is part of a winter programme organised by IBC Scotland and is open to IBC members and friends.  As well as the main session on managing business processes,...

A  successful firm I have worked with recently  in the financial sector spends significant  time developing their project managers, typically about 26 days a year. They claim their success in a competitive global market is partly down to developing engineering project teams.  Research from the...

With the stock market spiralling down and the British economy gripped by recession, we now have to face the reality that with money tight there will be more conflict between customers and suppliers, employers and employees and directors and managers. With more conflict comes more litigation. Generally...

TICKING BOXES OR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE? For years now, organisations have sought an external quality system certification such as ISO 9001, but just how valuable is such an achievement? As an official endorsement of an organisation’s credentials, processes and management system it can be valuable....

Over the past year the Institute of Business Consulting in Scotland has enabled smaller independent Scottish consultancies to be involved in bidding for future national level public sector management consultancy work.

As a result of the close relationship which is being cultivated by Investors in People Scotland and Institute of Business Consulting. I am pleased see the first co-branded Development Programme being launched that will help Business Advisors to understand and support their clients through the New IIP...