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The hidden value of having someone challenge your hiring decisions
One of the things I think businesses sometimes misunderstand about using a recruiter or recruitment consultant is that the value is not simply in finding people and getting somebody into the role. Sometimes the most useful thing I can do is say, ‘I’m not sure yet.’ That might be because I am not convinced by…
AI can make recruitment faster, but here’s what I don’t think it should replace
AI in Admin and Support I use AI a lot in my business and I think it is incredibly useful, particularly for all the admin and organisational work that has to happen in the background but doesn’t actually need me to be there as a human being. I use it to manage some of the…
Do I need a COO or something else?
One of the most common mistakes I see growing businesses make isn’t hiring the wrong person. It’s hiring the wrong role. A founder reaches a point where they’re overwhelmed, exhausted and pulled in too many directions. Every decision lands on their desk. Every problem comes back to them. Every member of staff wants five minutes…
Why becoming a Certified B Corporation® meant more to me than a certification
If you’d told me three years ago that one of the proudest moments in my business journey would be becoming a Certified B Corporation®, I’d probably have laughed. Not because I didn’t believe in what B Corp stands for, quite the opposite. It was because I spent far too long convincing myself I wasn’t ready….
5 signs you’ve become the bottleneck in your business (and how the right hire can help)
The most common thing I hear from founders isn’t: “I need to recruit.” It’s: “I need someone I can trust.” Someone who can take things off their plate. Someone who can make decisions. Someone who can help them stop carrying everything themselves. Working with founder-led businesses across Worthing, Sussex and the South East, I regularly…
The real reason you can’t retain staff (and it’s not the salary)
If you’re struggling with staff retention, it’s easy to assume salary is the issue. And yes, salary matters. Of course it does. People have bills to pay, families to support, lives to live. But we also know that the idea of a “job for life” is becoming less and less common. What people are really…
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