Looking for a job during lockdown was, needless to say, extremely difficult. It is very rare that you hear of someone walking straight into a graduate job that they actually want. It is even rarer…

How do you feel about Pokemon?  If you’re British, that probably depends on your age. But how would you feel if your credit card was covered in images of Pikachu?  Or if the high speed…

Video killed the conference star? The Covid-19 pandemic changed the face of the event industry; it brought virtual connectivity tools into the spotlight with the majority of events in 2020 conducted online by organisers who…

January is named after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and transitions, the month of a new year and a fresh start. Usually, this is a time which fills people with optimism, a chance to…

Zoom and myriad Covid-19 rules are upon us so I have updated my ‘10 Golden Rules For Surviving Your Company/Team Christmas Party’ (from five years ago) to reflect the times. One or two are still…

Covid-19 is going to make this Christmas a strange one. Families won’t be able to meet and celebrate together, or, at least, not like they always have. In Poland, we traditionally break wafer bread with…

Recently I spoke at a careers fair for job seekers returning from working in Japan on the government backed JET Programme*.  They are returning at an incredibly difficult time for job hunting in general and…

You have invested time and money on how you appear to the outside world; on your identity and on your office environment. But we’re not much in that environment right now. We need to think…

How have your pandemic lockdown resolutions been going? Did you decide to learn a new language? Take up knitting? Lose a stone? If you’re anything like me, you will have achieved none of these –…

It seems millennials love plants. That’s what research and trends are showing and I am happy to be one of those who support this data. My love affair with plants began when I started university…

Haggie Partners recently commissioned FindOutNow to survey financial services professionals with the question, “Do you think your firm will need to change its internal staff communications strategy as a result of the covid19 pandemic?” Out…