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By Rebecca Thurlow, Compass Point Recruitment

“Success today requires the agility and drive to constantly rethink, reinvigorate, react and reinvent” Bill Gates

Published in Suffolk Director Magazine, Summer 2021

Ipswich Central and All About Ipswich have joined forces with their Vision partners to launch a bold, new strategy for the town centre called the Ipswich Vision

Published in Norfolk Director Magazine, Summer 2021

By Kevin Ward, Conatus Financing Solutions
We all hear people saying that they are agile and able to make rapid changes within their business; some might even say that they have heard many businesspeople boasting to that effect. However, if challenged, how genuinely agile are you, your business and importantly, your team members?

Published in Suffolk Director Magazine, Summer 2021

By Warren Page, Pagepix

Photography has changed so much in the last 25 years. We are now surrounded by powerful imagery on a daily basis and the latest smart-phone adverts promise to make us into pros with the touch of a finger.

Published in Suffolk Director Magazine, Summer 2021

By James Crosby, Cory Brothers
At the time of writing we are finally, hopefully, emerging from the last tranche of restrictions put in place due to the pandemic, and I am pleased to say that Cory Brothers has never been as busy as it is now.
Published in Suffolk Director Magazine, Summer 2021

By Elizabeth Pearce, EJ Pearce Limited

COVID has brought many new challenges, opportunities, and the chance to look at life slightly differently.

Published in Suffolk Director Magazine, Summer 2021

By Stuart Robertson, Doctorgolf Academy, Ufford Park

If there is one thing that all businesses have learned during the pandemic, or at least taken note of, it is the ability to make decisions faster.

Published in Suffolk Director Magazine, Summer 2021

By Malcolm McGready, Ensors Chartered Accountants

An Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) is a form of employee ownership where a Trust acquires a majority stake in a business on behalf of all employees.

Published in Suffolk Director Magazine, Summer 2021

By Clare Friel, Friel
Before starting my own business, the word agile was something I only associated with fitness. Yet, over the past two years I have learnt that it has everything to do with business, and more so than ever, an agile approach has been key to navigating through the pandemic.
Published in Suffolk Director Magazine, Summer 2021

By David Clarke, IDSystems

Even though it is not by choice, the past year has seen many Brits spend more time at home than ever before.

Published in Suffolk Director Magazine, Summer 2021

Newmarket trainer Ilka Gansera-Lévêque of IGL Racing
has joined racing HQ’s dual National Hunt and flat racing fraternity, prompted by a horse that wouldn’t come out of the starting stalls.
Published in Suffolk Director Magazine, Summer 2021

By Chris Pont, IJYI

IJYI was formed back in 2014 when a colleague and I became frustrated with enterprise software delivery. It was slow, painful, political and incredibly expensive. It was also very non-Agile!

Published in Suffolk Director Magazine, Summer 2021

By Pat Lewis, Source One Consulting

Creating agile workspaces certainly isn’t new to the office industry, although, it has become generally more accepted over recent months due to the pandemic.

Published in Suffolk Director Magazine, Summer 2021

By Carole Burman, MAD-HR
How will we reflect on the learnings for our businesses as we look back over the pandemic-impacted period; how do you assess accomplishment under such unusual and exceptional circumstances?
Published in Suffolk Director Magazine, Summer 2021

By Ben Gray, SSA – Personal Training Gym

If you look at your organisation and your team and see aspects you find unacceptable, it is likely that the breakdown and diversion from the culture you had hoped to create… probably started with you.

Published in Suffolk Director Magazine, Summer 2021

By Lawrence Chapman, SENDAT
Multi-academy trust and charity, the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Academies Trust (SENDAT), provides special education and specialist provision in the eastern region.

Published in Suffolk Director Magazine, Summer 2021

By Jonathan Perlmutter, Birkett Long

At Birkett Long, we are lucky enough to be able to work with some very well-known brands. Some of them are almost as old as the firm itself, while others are recognised in households across the world.

Published in Suffolk Director Magazine, Summer 2021

By David Dodds, Sackers
Like many organisations, we have adapted as a result of the pandemic; what has happened has made us look at every aspect of our business, our processes, our staff and our productivity.

Published in Suffolk Director Magazine, Summer 2021

By Jon Cunliffe, Charles Stanley Wealth Managers
If there is one thing that many of us wish we could change about the past, it’s quite likely that we wish we had worried less about the future, as things usually turned out better than we feared.

Published in Suffolk Director Magazine, Summer 2021

For those of you that are busy professionals and looking to step away from a life that is permanently on the go; even if it’s just for a couple of hours, then the answer is on hand at the Juliette John Wellness Spa in Ipswich.

Published in Suffolk Director Magazine, Summer 2021