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Gartner’s Insight on Career Development: Bridging the Gap Between Expectations and Reality

Recent research conducted by Gartner, Inc., underscores a crucial issue within many organisations: a significant gap between employee expectations for career development and what is actually provided. Only 46% of employees feel supported in their career growth endeavours, a statistic that highlights the urgency for organisations to rethink their career management strategies. Understanding Employee Expectations

May 14, 2024

How to Develop Leaders: Lessons from a Fast-growth, High-tech Start-up

It was a great time for high-tech businesses. It was the year 2000 at the height of the dot-com boom. Tech companies were springing up everywhere – it was the birth of Silicon Valley. Twenty-year-old geeks who couldn’t get a date in school were starting companies in their bedrooms, becoming millionaires overnight. And I was

April 25, 2017

Grow Your Geeks – It’s Real and It’s Here!

Grow Your Geeks Friday It’s not just Good Friday, it’s a great Grow Your Geeks Friday. I can’t believe it but my book is now officially in print and it’s here! You can see me get my first look at it in this video. [vc_video link=’https://youtu.be/QMdlEz6nbHM’] Countdown to Amazon Launch We’re now counting down to

April 14, 2017

Reviews of Grow Your Geeks – Find Out What Others Say

We’re now only a few weeks away from the launch of Grow Your Geeks. A number of people have kindly read the book prior to publication. And it’s already received some great reviews. Pre-Publication Reviews of Grow Your Geeks A ‘must read’ for Senior Leaders and HR partners alike, in fast growing high-tech environments “Clear,

April 4, 2017

Grow Your Geeks – A Sneak Preview

I’ve been delighted at the enthusiasm for Grow Your Geeks. I’ve had a lot of people say how much they’re looking forward to reading it so I thought I’d share a sneak preview. Here is an excerpt from the book: The High-tech Sector in the UK has grown by the equivalent of one new business

March 22, 2017

Proud to be a Sage Summit Influencer

I am delighted that Sage have asked me to be part of the Sage Summit influencers group. Sage Summit will be at London Excel on 5th and 6th April 2017. There is no escaping the fact that the world is changing and the future of business is changing with it. Digital transformation is the phrase

March 7, 2017

I’ve written a book, Grow Your Geeks

I’ve been rather quiet on my blog lately. It’s because I’ve been writing my first book, “Grow Your Geeks – A Handbook for Developing Leaders in High-Tech Organisations”. The book will be published by Rethink Press and is due for release in April 2017. I’m really excited about it! Here are the most common questions

March 6, 2017

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