The Apprentice is back for series 20. And is it just me but I'm utterly indifferent…

I came across a phrase recenty that stopped me in my tracks: “job-hugging.”
People staying put because moving feels too risky.

I’ve been reading recently about business growth: partly through curiosity, partly because I enjoy connecting ideas back to my own experience building, scaling, and selling a company.

People, planning, process. Probably the most important things to drive business growth.

What are the top three things that make a workplace great? And, as a boss, what can you do to deliver them?

Not often 'failure and weakness' is the only item on the agenda. But it was yesterday, and rightly so.

I’m joining Graphite Partners as chairman, working closely with the founder and managing director Max Williamson.

A brilliant afternoon at the APSCo Awards for Excellence. Great to see such talent and creativity in our industry being recognised.

Sometimes you get a blast from the past.

Preparing for a meeting with Graphite Partners got me thinking about my own experiences working with non-executive directors, as well as how to add maximum value as a non-exec chairman.

39% of new recruits leave a job in the UK within six months.

‘Spray and pray chatbots wrecking recruitment’ screams the headline in The Telegraph this morning.

Is recruitment stuck in the 90s — or has ‘rec tech’ really moved things forward?

When I left Sellick Partnership, I thought maybe that was it.

The recruitment sector powers over £40bn of the UK economy – yet rarely gets the credit it deserves.

Like 93% of the population I’m a state school kid.

The challenge of moving from start-up to scale-up strategy, and to exit readiness, is a journey every entrepreneur and founder needs to consider.

Are you trusted?
It’s probably the most important question in business.

Calling for input please!

I’ve been reading and thinking a lot recently about the role and impact of AI on companies, the workplace, and jobs.

There’s something special about getting a hand-written note of thanks.