New beginnings
September always sees me yearning to go out and buy a new pencil case, sharpen some shiny new pencils, have a haircut and invest in a new wardrobe. There is something about that feeling of…
September always sees me yearning to go out and buy a new pencil case, sharpen some shiny new pencils, have a haircut and invest in a new wardrobe. There is something about that feeling of…
Colour is everywhere. It’s such an intrinsic part of our day-to-day experiences. If you take the time to assess your emotional response to colour, you might discover that certain colours affect and influence your behaviour…
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will go down in history as one of the most unusual and perhaps memorable Olympic Games of our time. Not only was it postponed for only the fourth time since…
Over the next six months we’re likely to see a boom in M&A activity as the economy starts to recover post-pandemic. A lot of companies anticipated the financial fallout from the global coronavirus pandemic and…
Rowena Nelson, Haggie Partners operations director, offers some words of wisdom on how to ensure your cover letter stands out. But not too much! We all know that applying for jobs is hard. CVs, application…
The word ‘environment’ seems such a weighty one at the moment. By association, one might think of aspects of the natural world or the various ecological populations that span the earth, but for others it…
Mobile phone contracts are relatively short compared to the actual lifespan of a smartphone. Next time you’re due an upgrade, might you simply consider replacing the battery? You’ll not only save money but also help…
It’s easy to see why people often misunderstand the word ‘rebrand’. Most people would consider a name change, a new logo or different design to be a rebrand, but a brand is so much more…
First think, then finance With the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) on the horizon and Covid-19 giving us a taste of the ramifications of systemic risks, climate change and Environmental, Social…
Last month, the UK chairman of KPMG stepped down, following an outcry over comments he made at a virtual meeting where he dismissed staff concerns about stress during the Covid-19 pandemic. He suggested that consultants…
A year into the COVID-19 lockdowns in the UK, our world has narrowed. The shop, walks and runs in the immediate vicinity and the view from the window is, for many, as far as our…
It’s become an annual tradition for me to write a blog for International Women’s Day, a tradition I am keen to uphold. In previous years, I’ve spoken with inspirational women in PR and even placed…