16 Jul, 2024 Growth is great, but don't forget about Retention By David Beeston As an executive search firm, naturally our focus is on recruitment of great new talent, but that doesn't mean the process ends when the...
15 Jul, 2024 What it takes to build the perfect finance team By David Hunt This is an excellent short article on the challenges of building the finance team you need, not least as it features a client. Seriously...
02 Jul, 2024 Why it pays to invest in NEDs By David Hunt When it comes to start-ups vs Corporates, NEDs can (and probably should) be a very different ‘animal’ and have very different roles and...
28 Jun, 2024 Founders, here's how to help your startup's old guard and new guard get along By David Hunt Communication, Communication, Communication. Clarity and transparity. These are the keys to great company culture, and what great leaders...
08 May, 2024 How employers can break down generational echo chambers at work By David Hunt We've always been strong advocates of the multiple benefits of a diverse team and workforce. Typically though most people consider, or...
26 Apr, 2024 No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible By Wolfgang Kick I had the pleasure of attending the first ADAPT YOUR WORLD Conference yesterday in Munich. It was a great day of interesting...
25 Apr, 2024 All aboard Mission Solar! 2024: Solar For Europe By David Hunt 260GW of solar installed in Europe to date. Proud to be responsible for installing a good many MW of this with my previous solar EPC...
27 Mar, 2024 Increasing diversity at board level By David Hunt This article is almost a year old, but nothing much has seemed to change. With overwhelming evidence showing a diverse team, or board,...
13 Mar, 2024 Fake (anti - climate) news and how to spot them By Wolfgang Kick If you are born in a European country in the 1970s - like me - you might take things like free speech, a free press and the separation of...
04 Mar, 2024 What makes a great COO By David Beeston One of the most in-demand roles amongst Energy Storage and Grid startups and scaleups is the Chief Operating Officer (COO). Many of these...
04 Mar, 2024 Are MBA's worth it? By Stephen Robinson I came across an interesting article via Sifted which discusses why some investors will only back founders with MBAs and it got me...
19 Feb, 2024 The Importance of The Search Kick Off By David Beeston One of the most important stages of our recruitment process is the project kick off meeting. This is our chance for us to really get...
15 Feb, 2024 Europe Vs US: Who Leads the EV Charging Race? By Stephen Robinson In a recent article from Apricum, a strategy consulting and investment banking boutique focused on the energy transition, a look at the...
13 Feb, 2024 My brain hurts reading this stuff!: EY should be wary of joining the cat-and-mouse game of employee monitoring By David Hunt Playing all these games is such a waste of time and energy for both employer and employee. God know what the financial costs of the tools...
09 Feb, 2024 If you wanna be the best, hire the best! By David Beeston Many of my clients come to me for guidance on what package they should be offering for an upcoming leadership hire. I give them my...
06 Feb, 2024 What matters when you get the top job By Wolfgang Kick We have seen it time and again - when high-achieving employees get the first C-level job, they often face a number of challenges. And...