In this article I have re-worked some old themes that people who have heard me speak may have heard before. I want to go through them again for several reasons: firstly because they are still worth saying again; secondly, because my thinking on this issue evolves; and finally, as I’ve just written a new project management book, it seems a good time to reinforce this central message. Read the rest of this entry »

With HMRC frequently in the news regarding tax avoidance and the closing of loopholes etc, I thought it would be a good idea to revisit IR35 for the benefit of new contractors to the market and maybe those more experienced contractors who have perhaps forgotten about the legislation via a short guide. Read the rest of this entry »

As we all return from the festive season I thought I’d share six key and interesting trends from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), which Wellingtone Project Management have been corporate members for a number of years. Read the rest of this entry »

The top 10 trends that top tier and specialist recruitment businesses like Wellingtone Project Management believe will shape the recruitment and talent management industry globally in 2013…

1. Building the internal business case
2. Balancing short term challenges with long term position
3. Global complexity in workforce planning
4. Consumer-grade employer branding
5.  The new talent battlefields Read the rest of this entry »

Innovation is small businesses’ life-blood. Many great businesses success has been built on a counterintuitive stroke of genius. Think about budget airlines (who would be willing to fly without a complementary meal?), Net-a-Porter (who would buy clothes without trying them on?), Dyson (a bagless vacuum cleaner?) and Ikea (why buy furniture that you have to assemble and take home yourself?), to name but a few. Read the rest of this entry »