Tea break
Something different grabs my attention almost every day. I’m inspired by the people I meet, the things I do and the places I visit. Family, friends and colleagues are important to me. What motivates you? My zest for life, HR practices and recruitment trends, my garden and passion for baking all influence how I work. I’ve bundled up some of my thoughts and ideas into a few different collections.
So why not make yourself a drink, download my latest story and think about what you want to change? Go on, let yourself go and think crazy or outrageous. It’s how change happens.
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Learning to fidget
I received some liberating advice earlier this week. A further instalment to my observations about how we work. It seems that now I need to be a foot fidget. I’m excited by the prospect. Why not join me?
A witches spell?
I find writing so calming yet inspiring and it draws on my creativity; it’s satisfying. When I write I relax and get ideas …
It's been a while ...
Some time ago (mid-July) I shared my latest wedding cake plans and mentioned that I’d keep you posted on progress. And it’s been an eventful couple of months. Here’s what happened …
Recruitment realities
Market intelligence is a vital element of successful recruitment. Market forces play a vital role in determining who is likely to be available to the organisation or business and at what cost.
Peeling back the layers of recruitment
Someone asked me how I’d clear a backlog of multiple vacancies recently. I wanted to respond, “with enthusiasm”, although my sense was that this might be interpreted as flippant.
Be the solution
The bees are sunbathing in our garden, the goldfish are hiding in the shade and it’s the beginning of another fabulous week of Summer. What’s on your “to do” list for this week?
Passion, skill, collaboration and leadership
This could be a recruitment advertisement for any forward-thinking organisation, although it’s what I saw played out at Wembley yesterday evening.
Unconventional ideas or creativity?
Some of my innovative and early reflections on working and career flexibility were almost lost to the tip recently. I’ve just found some cue cards I wrote 20 years ago …
Lazy Sunday afternoon anyone?
Live in the moment – how often have I written or spoken that phrase? And how often have I taken my own advice?
The Masked Recruiter
Candidate experience and being the best candidate, you know how to be. Both topics are never far from my thoughts – no surprises there. A recent client assignment has sharpened my focus on both even further.
Ambitions or achievements … what motivates you?
Another week and fresh opportunities for us all to shine bright. If you’re anything like me, you’ll begin each week with a plan and then see where it takes you.
Let’s talk CVs and bees
It’s a while since I wrote about CVs and their value in securing conversations about new roles or opportunities. Sometimes it’s easy to dismiss their importance because …
Natural solutions
It’s true that connecting with nature is good for my mental health and wellbeing. I think my love of horticulture and my garden are …
Asparagus for tea and positivity
A trip to a local farm shop to buy Asparagus in the middle of a sleet storm and of course I’d end up striking up a conversation …
Finishing School: What's Next?
I’ve been involved in several unrelated conversations recently which led me to begin thinking about recruiting young people after full-time education, in 2021 …
And the winners are ...
It’s a relatively typical Monday morning in Sussex, birds singing, radio on and yesterday’s Oscar winners being announced. But what does typical mean in any community in April 2021?
Recruitment … fad, fashion or folly?
I’ve been considering how developments in thinking and changes in fashion have impacted our assessments of people’s suitability to join our businesses …
Celebrate more stories to come
It’s a gloriously sunny Saturday morning and the Tits are already at work …
Planes, trains and ... Salsa anyone?
There are some happy golfers sitting in the sunshine this afternoon wondering how they will ever get out of their chairs again …
Celebrate … it’s Spring
Fantastic achievements, new opportunities and fresh challenges, that’s what Springtime means to me. Bring it on, I say, anything’s possible now. Let’s cheer …..