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Working from Home? Here’s how to make the most of it…(and still get more work done)

“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 […]

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Video Interviews: Tips, Advantages (and Cheats)

We looked at 20 tips to perfect a video interview earlier this year, but with video interviews now set to stay, how can you actually take advantage of the video interview? First off, make sure everything is set up. It helps your performance and helps your nerves. Quick check-list (covered in more detail here): Check your Tech. Make sure […]

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Boardroom clear-outs. A new epidemic? Investors become Dons.

Tom Hagen was removed as Consigliere by Don Michael Corleone, replaced by Michael’s father, the former Don, Vito, soon after Michael assumed the lead of the ‘family business’. “You’re not a wartime Consigliere Tom” was Don Corleone’s reason to his adopted brother. Godfather analogies are rife through business leadership & advice, from “Go to the […]

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The one with Recruitment and a Coronavirus

***April Update below*** Welcome to the post-apocalyptic recruitment market. Just two weeks after writing about how having No Office was deemed a greater attraction, and greater modern indicator of success than having a Hollywood-esque swanky Corner Office, we’re all being encouraged to work from home. Adopting this new thing called ‘social distancing’. The Covid-19 Coronavirus […]

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