A founder's deep attachment to their company is both a strength and a weakness. It enables them to lead with clear vision and values but can also create "tunnel vision", blinding them to other opportunities.
10.09.2024
Imagine this for a job-hunting scenario: you’ve spent months looking for a perfect job and finally, after plenty of false starts and hopes raised and dashed, you’ve gotten an interview. It’s a remote call, and you log on, ready and eager. But instead of the human recruiter or hiring manager you’d expected, you’re met with a bot.
10.09.2024
When you work in tech, there’s a misconception that tech bosses are tapping into the latest technologies to streamline processes or are tuned into groundbreaking advances and poised to implement new strategies at any moment.
28.08.2024
‘Do as I say, not as I do’ is a well-known proverb. If you are saying it, it’s usually because you are aware that what you are saying and doing isn’t congruent. The trouble is, we are incongruent far more often than we realise, and that sends mixed messages to those around us.
26.08.2024
Gen Z (currently aged 12-27) already accounts for the largest proportion of the global population of any generation, at around 2 billion globally, according to the UN. By 2025, it will account for the biggest generational workforce too, at 27% of the global workforce.
23.08.2024
As part of our quick founder questions series - or QFQs - we spoke to Leo Harrison, Founder and CEO of Chapter 2 about the future of talent acquisition, recent investment and the challenges of being an industry trailblazer.
20.08.2024
During the pandemic, my co-founder and I were advised to lay off our entire team. Doing so, we were told, would allow us to save costs and preserve our runway as we looked to weather the storm.
02.08.2024
British workers are more stressed, more overworked and taking less holidays than ever.
23.07.2024
In any business, maintaining employee wellbeing is crucial for sustainable success. As a manager, it’s essential to encourage and support your team to fully switch off during their holidays. This not only benefits their mental health but also enhances their post-holiday performance.
15.07.2024
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Avinav Nigam, CEO and Co-Founder of TERN about global recruitment, talent dislocation and building an ethical supply of healthcare professionals.
10.07.2024
LGBTQ+ parents often face specific challenges in the workplace including discrimination, legal and social issues, mental health problems and lack of opportunities for career advancement.
02.07.2024
For decades, a desire to climb the ‘corporate ladder’ has driven employees to work hard and fight for promotion. But it seems this tradition is being replaced. Driven by Gen Zs and Millennials, organisations are finding that some junior employees are actively deprioritising their career growth for a more desirable work/life balance and even ‘descending the corporate ladder’.
01.07.2024
The only positive aspect of the increase in cases of stress during the past decade is that people are at least talking about them. Conversations about stress and mental health have moved out of the shadows and into the light. This is important progress as a greater understanding of cause and effect can lead to more meaningful conversations about where stress comes from and the different ways in which it can affect people.
27.06.2024
Salary and benefits are one of the main drivers for people not only in their current role, but also when they are looking for a new opportunity. The total compensation question is top of mind for lots of UK workers right now, thanks to a couple of years of tech layoffs and a slow-down in hiring, along with a punishing cost-of-living crisis.
25.06.2024