Attending the recent London Tech Week, two things struck me. Firstly, was just how prevalent tech startups and scale-ups are now. These companies are everywhere and nearly all of them are based around technology, with it absolutely fundamental to their propositions.
24.07.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Sam Franklin, CEO and cofounder of Otta making the search for a job exciting, not stressful, and the importance of curation, value, purpose, and salary transparency.
20.07.2023
Everyone has a sense of humour. Some people just aren’t funny, surely? But I’m not talking about telling jokes - rather those impromptu moments, where we share our human frailty or laugh at life’s absurdities or see another perspective. Laughing with people is an ancient way to connect.
17.07.2023
The news has been filled with big tech layoff news for the past 18 months or so. Dire report after dire report has announced yet another headcount cull, and the numbers are truly startling: Amazon has let 27,000 people go, Meta 21,000, Google has shed 12,000 jobs, and Microsoft has cut 10,000 jobs.
11.07.2023
Assembling an effective leadership team can feel like an exercise in managing paradoxes. To be deemed suitable for the leadership team, individuals need to be ambitious, highly confident, and strong individual performers.
10.07.2023
The freelance revolution is transforming the way professionals work, offering unprecedented independence and flexibility. In the UK alone, freelancers now account for a remarkable 15% of the workforce, signifying a significant shift in the traditional employment landscape.
05.07.2023
As European startups continue to push boundaries and challenge traditional institutions, founders have a great opportunity to champion diversity and inclusion, and set the bar for workplace standards.
30.06.2023
If you want to entice the younger generation back to the office, get an office dog. That’s one conclusion from a new report designed to find out what young tech workers want from their office space.
28.06.2023
London’s successful establishment as a fintech global superhub means the city continues to draw the best and brightest in the tech world.
27.06.2023
Talent shortages and an increasingly competitive labour market force businesses to source talent overseas. While hiring international talent can be a complex process, it’s nothing compared to the challenges that come with managing payrolls in different countries. Payroll consolidation provides a solution for making it work.
20.06.2023
From Pride flags replacing company logos during the month of June to pink cupcakes and a series of female-centric events taking place on International Women’s Day, there are many ways a company can exhibit their commitment to diversity within the workplace.
13.06.2023
Recruitment is a critical process for any organisation, as it determines the quality of the workforce that drives the organisation's success. Recruiting the right candidate can make or break your organisation.
07.06.2023
Recent economic events have caused a number of companies to consider how best to downsize teams with the number of weekly layoff announcements ever growing. Layoffs are often the last thing companies turn to, and for good reason; navigating the hidden implications is challenging, and for companies undergoing the process for the first time it can be difficult to predict what lies on the path ahead.
31.05.2023
It shouldn’t come as a shock that your employees are, in fact, human beings. Therefore, you know it’s rarely wise to treat them as machines whose only function is productivity. Yet, it can be challenging to establish which are the most impactful ways to ensure your company operations are geared toward supporting workers.
31.05.2023