Until March 2019 the word furlough was an obscure, originally military term about being given a leave of absence. Now it’s joined the likes of lockdown, social distancing and the R number to, unfortunately, become part of our everyday corona vocabulary. At its peak in May 2020 nearly 9million people were furloughed, this had dropped Read more about Furlough envy – Is the grass always greener?[…]
Here at Chiumento we have, what some would say, a rather unusual approach. Not only do we all work remotely, but 70% of our staff work on a part-time basis. It’s something that I’ve not really thought about in much detail before, as for us it seems totally logical and normal. We have highly experienced Read more about Part-time doesn’t mean half-hearted[…]
Good leaders recognise that they don’t have to be the best at everything. Instead they know their role is to get the best out of others. And achieving that requires both trust and the ability to let go. Where many managers go wrong is believing they constantly have to demonstrate their technical superiority. Be Read more about Delegation: how can leaders let go?[…]
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past week, you can’t have escaped the football fever that’s gripped the nation. I am by no means a football fan, but I’ve still spent most of today feeling slighting nervous and anxious about tonight’s game. I dread to think how Gareth Southgate and his team Read more about Performing under pressure – what we can learn from the world of sport[…]
As the CEO of a business that specialises in helping people facing redundancy, I’ve been taking a close interest in the unfolding retail crisis. Just today we’ve seen House of Fraser announce the potential closure of 31 stores with the loss of up to 6,000 jobs. And that was followed by news that Poundworld Read more about Retail crisis – the elephant in the room?[…]
Today sees LinkedIn turn 15, to celebrate the networking site is asking users to say what they wanted to be when they were 15 using the hashtag #WhenIWas15 This got us thinking here at Chiumento, what did we all want to be at 15. Did any of us go on to achieve that goal Read more about What did you want to be when you were 15?[…]
I’ve recently been following a thread on LinkedIn. It questions whether it is fair for recruitment agencies to be asked to give 100% rebates when candidates don’t work out. The argument broadly being that the client has had a big part in selection, so why should the agency take the full hit when it doesn’t Read more about Contingency recruitment: the real ‘mad men’?[…]
Many years ago, when I worked as a head-hunter, I did several campaigns in the US. One of the differences I noticed immediately was that CVs usually carried photographs of the candidates – something you rarely saw at that time in the UK. What had us all bemused was that most of the ‘snaps’ were Read more about What’s with the profile photographs on LinkedIn?[…]