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The current pandemic has had widespread economic impacts that will endure for many months and beyond. Nowhere have these more rapidly hit than in the UK retail sector. The British Retail Consortium has reported March 2020 as the steepest decline on record as largely all, but food retailers took the brunt of government lockdown measures […]
We are now all well versed to continuing our conversations, workshops and meetings remotely and as well as the obvious benefit of cutting out the commute and travel time, we have also seen some real improvements in meeting etiquette, productivity and the human connection. Time keeping – this really is much better, and meetings tend […]
6 weeks into isolation and in our house we have reached, not quite a routine, but a way of operating, which has been honed through a balance of listening and negotiating through countless tears and tantrums. In many ways it has been the most odd and challenging but equally fascinating and positive month of our […]
By now we are all well-versed in working remotely and the novelty is wearing off rapidly. I am spending my entire day on Teams, Skype and Zoom, requiring high levels of concentration and I feel my eyes have gone square! I am sure we all crave some face-to-face contact, a cup of coffee, a pat […]
In the UK, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson has returned to work on 27 April 2020, the economy in many sectors is in a zombie-like state of decline. The economic output level has also declined at unprecedented speed. What’s Been Going On? Remote working, furloughing, supply chains cancelled, contracts overlooked, empty order books and more. […]
Surfing must be one of the most exciting, challenging, frustrating, but yet exhilarating sports. It is never the same. A sport with many variables, some that you can control and some that are outside your control. As we find ourselves in the current situation where we have to navigate a rapidly changing economic environment, there […]
Gartner describes operational resilience as: A set of techniques that allow people, processes and informational systems to adapt to changing patterns. It is the ability to alter operations in the face of changing business conditions. Operational resilience is now more relevant than ever. All businesses – big and small – are already responding to the changing economic […]
Projects continuously present challenging and complex scenarios to businesses and their project teams, requiring careful management and effective collaboration with stakeholders to overcome any risks or blockers to successful delivery. The current Coronavirus pandemic has caused uncertainty and impacted every facet of business. In this unique landscape, the ability to successfully deliver projects and fully […]
Definition of a workshop: a meeting at which a group of people engage in intensive discussion and activity on a particular subject or project. With more of us switching to online meetings, consultations and socials, inevitably, workshops have also gone online. But how do you create the same level of ‘intensive discussion’, avoid lulls in […]
We’re in this together. Every organisation will be experiencing seismic change right now and we want to help. That is why we have set up a virtual drop-in group on LinkedIn. Our Founder and CEO, Esther McMorris, will answer your questions and share tips and advice from the team. The Virtual Drop-In can be found […]