by Viola Lloyd | Apr 18, 2017 | -Featured Video, News, Video of the Week
Clare Gerada explains why she has learnt to ignore arbitrary deadlines, in our video of the week. “I’ve been given lots of advice in my career, but I think the most useful advice I’ve ever been given is that deadlines are man-made, so you can always leave...
by Viola Lloyd | Apr 10, 2017 | -Featured Video, News, Video of the Week
John Stapleton, co-founder of the Covent Garden Soup Company and Little Dish, talks about keeping your nerve when launching new businesses and products, in our video of the week. “The greatest business lesson I think I’ve ever learned is, don’t put too...
by Viola Lloyd | Apr 3, 2017 | -Featured Video, News, Video of the Week
Zoe Cunningham from Softwire Technology explains why we can learn a lot from playing board games! “I play a lot of backgammon, and backgammon is quite like life. It’s more like life than something like chess is, because it involves dice rolls, so there’s luck....
by Viola Lloyd | Mar 27, 2017 | -Featured Video, News, Video of the Week
John Wagner, formerly of the Intercontinental Hotel Group and now at Cycas Hospitality, shares his insights on achieving a work v life balance. “The work/life balance for anybody is difficult. And to say that I’ve done it successfully would be a dramatic...
by Viola Lloyd | Mar 20, 2017 | -Featured Video, News, Video of the Week
Sue Porto, formerly from Beanstalk and now at St John’s Hospital, Bath, has some great advice about believing in yourself. “When I first joined the Prison Service I was operating the switchboard, and I ended up in a national role as a senior manager. And I can...
by Viola Lloyd | Mar 13, 2017 | -Featured Video, News, Video of the Week
James Parr from Nasa, describes the most profound thing that has changed him – teaching. “Teaching is by far the coolest, best thing I’ve ever done and it’s where I’ve got my most profound lessons as well. The art of it is essentially...