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...
19 Sep, 2024 Amazon’s Return to Office: Outdated and Out of Touch By David Hunt Amazon’s recent decision to mandate a full-time return to the office for employees has sparked a lot of criticism, with many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...
18 Sep, 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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
26 Jul, 2024 How Green is Your Energy Supplier? By Stephen Robinson Firstly, as an Octopus Energy customer, I've closely watched the company's rapid rise over the years. Their commitment to renewables is...
18 Jul, 2024 Do employees still want stock options? By David Hunt From this in-depth survey from Sifted, it certainly seems so. This reflects with our own experiences at Hyperion Executive Search. 95% of...
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...