02 Oct, 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...
24 Sep, 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...
16 Sep, 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...
11 Sep, 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...
09 Sep, 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...
03 Sep, 2024 Four questions for every manager to ask themselves By David Hunt In case you dont' have access to the Economist I'll list the full four questions below. Significantly though, they are all related to...
02 Sep, 2024 Jobhunters flood recruiters with AI-generated CVs (at all levels, as if hiring wasn't hard enough) By David Hunt I wasn't at all surprised to read this in the FT this morning. ChatGPT cover notes and CV's have been a blight for some time, and I...
22 Aug, 2024 An ‘innovacation’ could be just what you need to run a better business By David Hunt A what! Yes, I'm not a fan of the terminology, but definitely of the concept to take the time, to create the space, to be creative and...
21 Aug, 2024 Reliability and Profitability in EV Charging By Stephen Robinson Since 2016, I've been at the forefront of the eMobility revolution, witnessing first-hand the industry's remarkable transformation from a...
20 Aug, 2024 “We are going to make mistakes, that’s just the nature of innovation and pushing boundaries,” By David Hunt There are many similarities between elite sport and the world of start-ups. Stress is high, marginal gains important, mistakes are made,...
07 Aug, 2024 Self management - some interesting thoughts on mental traps By Wolfgang Kick I know what you are thinking - not another self optimisation and management post! But don`t judge too early. This article had some very...
31 Jul, 2024 The sky's the limit for sustainable aviation By Stephen Robinson Whilst my family WhatsApp group was flooded with cute images of my Niece and Nephew enjoying their summer holiday in the Middle East this...