Can he do it again?
Last Monday was the first day of Wimbledon and was met with glorious sunshine and a record-breaking crowd queuing at the gates, no doubt courtesy of the history-making win by Andy Murray last year. True supporters of Andy Murray will understand the suffering that...
Why wouldn’t you be excited about flexible working?
According to a new survey carried out by Timewise, four in 10 UK workers would love to work flexibly. It will be interesting to see how organisations adapt to the employees requests for flexible working. As of 30 June, any UK employee with 26 weeks of service will...
Coaching and Champagne
Yesterday, the Circle of Peers roadshow came to a close for the second time this year. Over the past month we have been bringing the topic of The Employer Brand: how to become a Talent Magnet to our candidates in London, Isle of Man, Sussex and Gibraltar. Yesterday...
Parting is such sweet sorrow but it doesn’t have to be…
Saying goodbye to an employee can be difficult. You lose their skills, you lose their familiarity, but most importantly you lose their friendly face! Here at Cullen Scholefield we have just said goodbye to Rob Gordon, who valiantly held the fort whilst our new queen...
Power to the people
As you may already know, the topic of choice here at Cullen Scholefield at the moment is the Employer Brand: How to become a Talent Magnet. This topic is making the rounds at the Circle of Peers roadshow which kicked off last week in London and makes an appearance in...
Not just valuing talent but valuing YOUR talent
At Cullen Scholefield we are very aware and supportive of the new initiative ‘Valuing your Talent’ which is made up of bodies such as the CIPD, CMI, RSA and so on and so on. The initiative was launched at the end of last year and has been picking up...
How to become a talent magnet…
You will remember a few weeks ago we were feeling a bit quirky and wrote the blog on the Cullen Scholefield bird table and how good workplaces are important for business. Well, as we are prone to do here when the weather is good, Maureen was staring out the window...
A Taste of France
Regular readers will know by now that Cullen Scholefield likes to have “bright young things” – we throw caution to the wind by supporting people at the beginning of their careers. You will also know that we are passionate about supporting our local community and so...
Striking for no reason?
This week Londoners underwent a range of feelings from anger and frustration to disappointment and resignation as they were faced with commuting problems caused by more tube strikes. From 9PM Monday night to 9PM Wednesday night, members of the Rail, Maritime and...
Just a game of give and take
As you may already know, Cullen Scholefield has always been a strong supporter of flexible working and has been offering flexible contracts for decades now! You can imagine our excitement then, when we found out that come 30th June flexible working will be a viable...
Three reasons why apprenticeships are the key to our future
As you may already know, the Government is taking significant steps toward improving the state of apprenticeships in the UK. Last month they published an open consultation regarding the ‘Apprenticeship funding reform in England: payment mechanisms and funding...
Five reasons why brightening up a bird table can create a better work environment
The view from the conservatory here at the Cullen Scholefield admin hub is of a glorious little garden, bursting with fresh blooms surrounding a giant oak tree that frankly terrifies me in stormy weather. So far its roots have held strong… In the middle of the lawn...
Shamrocks and Doughnuts
We come to work everyday and perform all the various tasks and duties which make up our jobs and our careers. Hopefully after last week you’ll be thinking more mindfully about your jobs and may have shaken out of those mindless tendencies that we inevitably...
Leadership Capability
During the popular Love your People Circle of Peers events, Maureen has posed the question: “Are we back to the same issues?” Top of that list is leadership capability. It seems that she is not alone in that view. Deloitte’s Human Capital Trends 2014 is an...
Take good care of yourself
Sometimes old messages are good! So for those of you who don’t recognise the phrase, here is a 1975 message all for you… We regularly hear from our clients and candidates how tough it is at the top, how isolated they feel, unable to talk freely about situations that...
Do we need “younger, home-grown, female role models?”
It will be a few years before we can stop being concerned about women’s role in the workplace. With a few notable exceptions, in the grand scheme of history women have only been real players in the business world for a short time and it will be a while before we have...
Ahead of the Game
Our strap line is 'Ahead of the Game in 86, Still Ahead Now' and this week we’ve had the pleasure of seeing the validity of this statement. Last week we presented the idea of having an Age Rainbow in your office and we discussed the benefits of age diversity and how...
Creating an age rainbow
This week HR Review published two articles of interest to us here at Cullen Scholefield. The first was about the cost of replacing employees and the second was about the all too problematic age gap and how it is affecting our mature workers. Beginning with the first,...
HR on Ice
What we have noticed here at Cullen Scholefield while we discuss the Sochi Winter Olympics over our frequent tea breaks is that sports, and the Olympics especially, has the potential to bring out both the best and worst in people. There are equal amounts of...
Loud and Proud
We are proud parents once more bragging about our wonderful candidates who have completed their qualifications. This time we are talking about our lovely candidates from the Isle of Man. As you may already know, our team here at Cullen Scholefield have been warmly...
