Oct 09, 2024 New 4 day week rules set to change in the UK. Are you ready? By David Beeston Flexibility is now one of, if not the most, important consideration for most professionals we speak to when looking for their next career...
Oct 14, 2024 The future of buildings and the co-working industry By David Hunt Two of my favourite topics, smart working (remote/hybrid) and Smart Buildings. Despite high profile RTO mandates from the likes of Tesla,...
Oct 04, 2024 How BESS can save the EU billions! By David Beeston Show me the money! Those of a certain age will remember the famous Jerry Maguire line. I often think of this when discussing the merits...
Oct 02, 2024 Hiring a NED can transform your business By Stephen Robinson Having supported a number of start-ups in hiring Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) over the last few years, I've witnessed first-hand the...
Oct 02, 2024 Europe's focus on implementation. Play to your Strengths! By David Beeston In recent years there has been a lot of encouraging policy and regulatory change, especially around market design reforms, to help...
Sep 24, 2024 What makes a great Chief of Staff? By David Beeston “What actually is a Chief of Staff?" - a question I received from a recent candidate I spoke to. This past 12-18 months I've observed a...
Sep 19, 2024 Amazon’s Return to Office: Outdated and Out of Touch By David Hunt Amazon’s recent decision to mandate a full-time return to the office for employees has sparked a lot of criticism, with many viewing it...
Sep 18, 2024 Job hunting in a challenging market By Stephen Robinson I came across this insightful article on Sifted from Sequoia's VP of talent Zoe Hewitt that discusses the challenges of the current tech...
Sep 16, 2024 Private Equity’s Top Value Lever: Outside Talent/hires into portfolio companies By David Hunt This is interesting. We've certainly been involved in many projects where VC investors have instigated a change of CEO or other...
Sep 11, 2024 You must focus on your offtakers! By David Beeston This week I met with the C-suite of a client of ours (an ESS startup) and discussed their progress, particularly relating to scaling...
Sep 11, 2024 Should companies let staff do what they want? By David Hunt I spoke at a Cleantech start-up/investor event in Berlin not so long ago and was asked what are the key factors behind a high performing...
Sep 09, 2024 Out of a job but not ready for the golf course: how about joining a board? By David Hunt The article focuses more on corporate executives, but I am frequently approached by executives from the start-up/scale-up world who are...
Sep 06, 2024 The Virtual Grid transition By Stephen Robinson September marks a historic moment for the UK, and I'm not just referring to my 35th birthday (it's on 19th in case you were wondering)....