Practicing Mindfulness meditation on a regular basis enhances a person’s ability to be fully present and more aware of what they are experiencing while they are experiencing it. And that particular quality of awareness ... [read more]
I'm writing this as I sit in some rather glorious sunshine on the terrace at Solterreno Mindfulness Retreat Centre in Spain, enjoying one last morning here and reflecting back on this past week. I’ve ... [read more]
I'm just going to let this story speak for itself. "One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said "my son, the battle is ... [read more]
You thrive on Stress, right? Wrong. Turns out human beings are designed for short, sharp bursts of it, not the daily drip, drip drip of the modern day variety. So here’s what ... [read more]
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” – Victor Frankl This post is a celebratory ... [read more]
Tip 1. Never go in to an interview and wait to be “sold” to before you decide to do your best to impress. There is strong evidence to suggest that interviewers (i.e. ... [read more]
How many of these traits do you recognise in yourself, your employees or your colleagues? How many do you need to develop further? The 21st Century Mindset Worker: 1. Is adept at solving complex, multidisciplinary, ... [read more]
I had the most fantastic day in Belfast last Friday running 2 workshops at the Institute of Directors Northern Ireland “Women’s Leadership Conference – Leading with Ambition”. As well as having a great ... [read more]
Here is my interview for The Coaching Academy's "Coach In the Spotlight" blog series. Very happy to be invited to take part. Claire Griffin shares with us her story of becoming a professional ... [read more]
Another superb collaborative effort from the WiW UK Marketing Team resulted in the Women in Wireless UK Women in Gaming Event in London last week. Here are my notes from what turned out ... [read more]
A coach can be a trusted confidant.You can tell your coach things you wouldn't tell others. A a good coach is trained to listen effectively, to understand and be non-judgmental and ... [read more]
What is Mindfulness Meditation? I just got back from the amazing Solterreno Retreat in Spain and a 12 day TTR1 Teacher Training Course in MBSR – Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. www.mindfulness-spain.com An incredible ... [read more]
Women in Wireless Women in Wireless is a nonprofit organization that empowers and develops female leaders in mobile and digital media. A quick post about the excellent Women in Wireless is a nonprofit organization ... [read more]
Job Description My client is an independent online Market Research provider. They are looking for an analyst to cover the UK digital economy, with a focus on mobile advertising, marketing and commerce. This ... [read more]
As part of my New Year’s Resolutions this year (behind “drink less wine” and ahead of “buy some clothes which are not black”) I’m reading up on everything I can find on ... [read more]
Workforce Talent Planning Infographic Interesting infographic sent to me by US-based company C&S - not marketing industry specific but still some interesting stats. Note that 56% of respondents to the survey believe that ... [read more]
The Non-Executive Director is the best kept secret of many successful companies. The right non-exec contributes a wealth of knowledge, experience and contacts to the business at a fraction of the cost it ... [read more]
This is a great Ad by Albion for http://codeclub.org.uk/ the free after school activity that teaches children to code. In the video a team of young interviewers are screening candidates for the ... [read more]
You may not associate employee motivation and retention issue with recruiters – after all surely we are in the business of talent acquisition, not talent retention? In reality recruiters are uniquely placed ... [read more]
You've come this far - convinced the CEO to sign off recruitment budget, done at least 3 jobs while you wait for the new person to join, interviewed candidates at the crack of ... [read more]
Love this article in Forbes Magazine. Top Executive Recruiters Agree There Are Only Three True Job Interview Questions The only three true job interview questions are: 1. Can you do the job? 2. Will you love ... [read more]
Kicking off 2012 with shameless sales pitch here. And why not? Last year I successfully worked with some of the most exciting and innovative mobile and digital agencies in the UK and globally ... [read more]
After a fantastic 2011 working with some great clients we decided that rather than send fancy digital cards we'd rather spend the money on something more helpful to the community in London. ... [read more]
Have questions to ask in an interview of your own ready to ask. You aren't simply trying to get this job - you are also interviewing. At present digital and mobile agencies and their ... [read more]
I attended the annual Guardian Advertising Summit http://www.guardian.co.uk/advertisingsummit last week in London. This year’s subject matter was “Making Sense of Disruption. Building for a Profitable Future” and there were many inspirational speakers from ... [read more]
We are very excited to be working with Alastair Hill Associates to offer an exclusive new Executive Coaching service to Claire Griffin Talent clients www.ahaltd.co.uk Aha! already works with clients such as Ogilvy Group, Mindshare, TMW, ... [read more]
End of one financial year. Start of another. Moving to towards Q2. Spring is in the air. And despite the national and international news verging on the apocalyptic the digital, integrated and ... [read more]
Interview tips As opposed of course to “"making up stories" which is not recommended under any circumstances. The best way to understand the importance of telling stories is to put yourself in the position ... [read more]
While used extensively in some industries – finance for example – the Advertising and Marketing Industry often uses “contingency recruitment” i.e. no hire no fee, to hire at even the most senior level. ... [read more]
Found this gem today on The Wall, the Revolution magazine blog. The italics are mine. “Leo Burnett’s David on Demand stunt for last year’s Cannes International Advertising Festival is estimated to have generated ... [read more]
I wanted to write a post on the subject of attracting the right talent to your business - turns out Seth Godin already posted what I wanted to say and said it ... [read more]
Not everyone who conducts an interview has been trained to conduct an interview. Although interviewing potential recruits is something which most Managers will do at some time, and interviewing and hiring the ... [read more]
Behavioral questions are particularly useful for interviewing candidates when you are trying to asses TRANSFERABLE skills and experience. They therefore offer a useful methodology for assessing the quality of a candidate you may ... [read more]
Many column inches devoted last week to Mark Zuckerburg's accouncement that Facebook is launching a service which will combine messages, email, instant messages and SMS. Also in the news recently that Facebook ... [read more]
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