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I’m 54 Today. Apparently, That’s Old.
Posted on January 27, 2026
I’m 54 today. That’s the age my father was when he retired. Retirement? Now? It’s not even faintly on my radar. And not simply because I don’t enjoy the luxury of a public-sector pension. Beyond the time I’ll need to work, I want to work. I want to maintain the mental sharpness, the purpose, the modernity of ideas that […]
Executive Search Trends for 2026: Adapting to Change
Posted on January 9, 2026
Now firmly in the rear-view mirror, 2025 saw executive search shaped by continuous transition. Business leaders spent the year recalibrating their response to a disruptive, fast-changing world, adapting themselves and their organisations with greater intentionality, often in the seeming absence of credible, coordinated action from political leadership at home and abroad. A common thread ran […]
Even Santa Can’t Fix Recruitment Advertising
Posted on January 8, 2026 1 Comment
Two weeks ago, I posted a joke festive job advert. A confidential search for an Interim Chief Logistics Officer (Peak Trading Transformation), based in Northern Finland, offering ‘seasonal goodwill’ as part of the generous remuneration package. It was deliberately tongue-in-cheek, and obviously so. A moment of festive frivolity. Subtlety wasn’t the point. And yet within 24 hours […]
Working from Home? Here’s how to make the most of it…(and still get more work done)
Posted on December 21, 2020
“Let’s meet for lunch on Friday, I’m <air quote fingers> ‘Working From Home’ <air quote fingers> “ Until March 2020, that was how many people saw Remote Working. Then,….COVID. As the guidelines clamped down again, more of us are resigned to Home-Working/Roam-Working. So how do you balance productivity with health and well-being when you’re working […]
Social Media in Business – Survey
Posted on May 11, 2016 Leave a Comment
I blogged two years ago about the value of Social Media in business; specifically MY business. Read it here: What’s Twitter Worth To You?. In short, I valued my Social Media exposure, primarily Twitter, as worth £100,000 to my business in just 6 months. Two years on, Social Media is dominating most business’s sales strategy, […]
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