The Business Connection exists to encourage, equip and empower people in the corporate sector in Aberdeen city and shire. We are a not-for-profit charity (SC045163) run by four trustees from within the business community for the benefit of the business community. All Trustees are volunteers, sourcing their income from professional employment or leading their own business or social enterprise. […]
Our monthly November breakfast saw us welcome back Dr Tharaka Gunarathne. Since his debut talk at TEDx 2016, Tharaka has been invited to speak at various events across Aberdeen in helping people shift the way they think to gain more freedom in life and increased results. A graduate from University of Aberdeen Medical School he […]
Friday 7th October 2016, saw The Business Connection welcome Ian Marchant, Chairman of Wood Group, an Aberdeen Headquartered global business with in excess of 32,000 staff, to share at our monthly breakfast, his view from both sides at the top! Ian, a committed Christian, gave us three tips on leadership synonymous with the 3 point sermon […]
At our September 2016 monthly breakfast we were delighted to welcome Dr Susan Murray of Positive Mind Mechanics who provided an interactive input in managing stress. A lot of time we hear the importance of getting rid of stress however as Susan highlighted that is practically impossible and it is our attitude to the […]
On the evening of Sunday 31st July 2016, more than 700 people gathered from a wide range of churches to attend the annual worship event ‘Engage 2016’ held at The Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen. Gregor Howitt of TBC was participating in the Engage event and introduced Jim Grimmer to share the principles and work of TBC. We were delighted […]
Wow! What a question and one regularly asked by people that The Business Connection support. This led to an invitation to Eddie Bracler, based in Edinburgh, who gave an informative and practical talk on ‘5 gears: how to be present and productive when there is never enough time.’ With massive lay offs in Aberdeen those […]
For The Business Connection May monthly breakfast we welcomed Dr Tharaka Gunarathne, a Clincial Psychiatrist based at Aberdeen Cornhill Hospital working with teenage children who gave an excellent and engaging presentation on ‘Shifting the way you think’. Tharaka is a great supporter of The Business Connection. His subject matter is captured at […]
Looking after our mental health may not be something we give a lot of thought to. Yet with 1/5th of all visits to GPs connected to psychological problems and 40% of all work related illness being linked to stress, perhaps we underestimate the importance of increasing our awareness and of how we can help ourselves and […]
The Business Connection monthly breakfast event on 24th March 2016 saw Suzanne Burr and Chris Clark from Thorpe Molloy Recruitment agency speak on ‘Career Management in a Challenging Market’ and the type of things to be doing to help get yourself another job. It’s often said that despite being the ‘Oil Capital of Europe’, Aberdeen is a ‘village’ as historically those […]
The Business Connection inaugural monthly breakfast held at The Palm Court Hotel in Aberdeen in February 2016 had Wendy Fleming of ‘Ditch Debt with Dignity’ come and give advice for those in financial distress. Interestingly, but perhaps unsurprisingly, Wendy shared that she had had more requests for support this year than the whole of 2015! […]
Glad it’s nearly the end of that week? If you’re anything like me, your Christmas holidays are a dim and distant memory. You already feel tired and are looking to ‘switch off’. Perhaps you have even booked a holiday for 2016 so you have something to look forward to. It’s a vicious circle; work, rest, work, rest, […]
Have a very Merry Christmas from The Business Connection team!! 25 days to open our advent calendar with a surprise behind each door! This year, perhaps more than any other, has got me thinking on how our attitudes are influenced at this time of year. Traditionally Christmas is the time when we tend to become […]
Many times, practicing “Beyond You” leadership isn’t instinctive or natural for us. How we intentionally choose to lead others in a way that empowers them and helps us become better leaders is a challenge. The following strategies recommended by Andy Stanley help you to see beyond yourself; 1. Make as few decisions as possible: Empower […]