Everyone remembers their first break. Whether it was a Saturday job doing the paper round, a week or two of work experience at your friend’s dad’s office or a part-time after-school shindig, everyone remembers their first break. It was a …
One of the reasons I became a commissioner for the UK Commission for Employment and Skills is that I like Fleetwood Mac. Well, sort of. Their songs resonated with me, and became one of the defining sounds of my generation. …
BAE Systems develops, manufactures and supports some of the most complex machines that exist anywhere on the planet. We have businesses in military aircraft, warships, nuclear submarines and cyber security systems in the UK. With a longer term view of …
I’ve always had a culture of supporting progression in my business. It’s good for me, it’s good for my staff, and it helps my company grow. Believing in the people I work with has set Pyronix apart from the competition. …
Every good business leader is constantly on the lookout for a source of competitive advantage to give their business the edge. I believe it is time to stop looking outwards and turn your attention to what you already have, to …
What can employers and employees do about youth unemployment? The latest unemployment figures published in October showed a welcome fall in the number of people out of work, with youth unemployment retreating below the 1 million mark, falling by 62,000. …
At 8am in the morning (ugh), the great and the good of the engineering world (well some of them anyway) plus me, were arriving at the Lanesborough Hotel in Knightsbridge, central London, for a free breakfast. For those of you …
Innovation and entrepreneurialism are regularly talked about as being solutions to drive growth. However, my belief is that workplace training is also a vital and often overlooked part of the solution to the problem of stimulating growth in Europe. Workplace …
We’re having a good recession. Having run The Albatross Group for 17 years, I finally crossed the Rubicon and bought it in 2008, a week after the collapse of Lehman Brothers. To say it wasn’t the ideal time for a …
Back in June, the Government produced a white paper entitled ‘Students at the Heart of the System’ setting out proposals to reform Higher Education and improving the student experience by opening up the market. For me, one of the main …
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