One STEP backwards three steps forwards?
Following the recent news that Cumbria has not been successful in the bid for the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) Project, it…
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Supporting employees in the face of rising living costs.
To some extent all times are uncertain and challenging, but at the moment we’re seeing food prices rising at their fastest pace in nearly 15…
Quiet quitting; is it really a bad thing or just misunderstood?
Is quiet quitting really such a bad thing, what role do bonuses play and did COVID and remote working increase quiet quitting? If quiet qui…
Are we looking at leadership from the wrong perspective?
It's widely accepted that leaders can operate at any level, it's not just a 'top of the pyramid' position, however they generally influence …
When it comes to your Wellbeing Strategy, do you play Guess Who?
When it comes to wellbeing most organisations operate a 'guess who strategy' Over the last 5 years I have witnessed many organisations inve…
When it comes to Wellbeing, why moments of disruption and distraction matter.
A number of years ago I read 'Moments of Truth' by Jan Carlzon and was blown away by the simplicity and ingenuity of his approach to leaders…
NEW ONE-STOP WEBSITE AND BROKERAGE SERVICE CONNECTS BUSINESSES TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN CUMBRIA FOR JOBS, TRAINING AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
NEW ONE-STOP WEBSITE AND BROKERAGE SERVICE CONNECTS BUSINESSES TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN CUMBRIA FOR JOBS, TRAINING AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
The Post-pandemic reality for employees in the nuclear industry
by Callum Thomas, CEO of Thomas Thor At Thomas Thor, we speak with thousands of people either looking for career moves within the nuclear se…
Should I set up a charitable structure to support my Social Value strategy?
Short answer: No, not really, but if you’d like to consider options, read on… This blog is based on a conversation I had recently with a com…
Poverty at Christmas
I’ve just had a newsletter from my child’s school, full of lovely things the children will be doing over the coming month. It’s been decided…
Solomons Europe Insider Insights 1 – Tackling supply chain woes
It seems every day brings stories of woe across the supply chain. The impact of Covid-19 and Brexit, workforce shortages, and demand far ou…
Cumbria: Aligning Stars or Dangerous Complacency?
I was in a conversation the other day where someone said “It really feels like the stars are aligning for Cumbria doesn’t it?” and it got me…
What is this thing called Lean?
The term Lean was first coined in the book ‘The Machine that Changed the World’ written by Womack, Roos and Jones in 1991. In this, their fi…