A compassionate recruitment process helps selected employees feel empowered and supported and speaks positively of an organisation’s conduct, which will impact on the future attraction and retention of talent.

Working for larger, established businesses is often an important career staging post. However, the blueprint for senior career development has been changing steadily and smaller entrepreneurial and start-up businesses increasingly appeal.

Business development in the current climate has presented shared challenges among our community who are faced with recreating origination in a virtual world. We asked the question: ‘has origination got even harder, and what can individuals and teams do to innovate and maintain momentum?’

Closing a week spent considering my own personal role and responsibility in fighting against racism, World Environment Day last Friday was a reminder that combatting behaviours and factors that pollute and destroy the environment is also my responsibility.

Over the past few months, almost every business in the world has had to adjust their strategy and way of working to address the significant challenges presented by the current global pandemic.

As organisations transition into the “new normal” one of the topics on all HR agendas is annual leave.

The level of interest from our network wanting to discuss career options during the pandemic has come as a surprise.

Many will be surprised by the level of ongoing recruitment during Covid-19 lockdown. Businesses are continuing to plan ahead and are actively thinking about the senior skill-sets they need to strengthen their teams.