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Charlotte Poynton
Feb 18, 20203 min read
Book review: Radical Candor (Kim Scott)
Radical Candor is a book every boss should read. I say boss – not leader, or manager, because Scott has clear opinions on the stereotypes...
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Charlotte Poynton
Jan 27, 20203 min read
Book Review: “The Glass Wall” by Kathryn Jacob and Sue Unerman
I read this a little while ago now, but I wanted to write a quick review as I’ve since recommended it to a few people! Here’s a few...
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Adam Walker
Feb 13, 20194 min read
Book Review: “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie
“There is only one way to get the best of an argument – and that is to avoid it.” This is just one of the insightful and perhaps...
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Adam Walker
Jan 28, 20194 min read
APMG Change Management (How to Pass the Foundation & Practitioner exams)
After originally planning to do these exams in January 2018… I finally got round to studying and passing this month! Reflecting on it, I...
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Adam Walker
Jan 16, 20193 min read
Book Review: “If I could tell you just one thing” by Richard Reid
I thought this would be a good book to review in January to give some inspiration for the year ahead! The premise of Richard Reid’s book...
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Adam Walker
Jul 20, 20183 min read
How to: Be a Great Program Sponsor
As any change or program practitioner will tell you, a major reason programs fail is not having the correct sponsorship in place at the...
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Adam Walker
Jan 13, 20187 min read
Managing Successful Programmes (how to pass the Foundation and Practitioner exams)
I finally got round to studying for my MSP (managing successful programmes) exams over the Christmas holidays, and am happy to say I...
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Adam Walker
Oct 28, 20176 min read
Book Review: “The Power of Now” by Eckhart Tolle
I recently read Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now, and I want to give you some highlights and takeaways because it made quite an...
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Adam Walker
Dec 3, 20163 min read
Become an Agile Practitioner
Following on from my posts about the PRINCE2 qualification, I wanted to share some advice about becoming Agile certified. I completed my...
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Adam Walker
Sep 23, 20166 min read
PRINCE2 Practitioner Exam: Why Pass, How to Pass, and Sample Exam Paper and Answers
I recently passed my PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner exams and wanted to pass on some advice. If you’re just here to find useful exam...
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Adam Walker
Sep 4, 20164 min read
How to Write a Great Analyst Briefing
You know your business inside out, and you have a wide range of information you could share. When you start to talk to industry analysts,...
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Adam Walker
Aug 27, 20166 min read
Book Review: “Start with Why” by Simon Sinek
0 0 0 0 0 0 People have been telling me to read this book for a while, and I was already aware of many of the concepts being Sinek’s...
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Adam Walker
May 21, 20163 min read
How to Interview Efficiently
When I worked in recruitment I gave plenty of interview advice to candidates looking for their next job. I would outline what...
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Charlotte Poynton
Mar 10, 20169 min read
Are You Considering a Career Change?
Originally published on the Zealify blog. Gone are the days when a job was for life. No longer is it the norm to find an employer...
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Charlotte Poynton
Sep 28, 20155 min read
5 Steps to Take at a Career Crossroads
I’d wager very few people know from a young age what they want to do with their lives and sometimes, even if they do, the path towards...
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Charlotte Poynton
Jan 27, 20153 min read
Want to Work in a Start-up?
The start-up scene in London at the moment is booming. Boris Johnson recently said there’s “nowhere to rival London for start-ups looking...
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Charlotte Poynton
Nov 21, 20143 min read
Stay Ahead of the Curve
Thought I’d write a quick post about employee attraction and retention in Tech companies – meant to relate to technical hires (since this...
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Charlotte Poynton
Sep 3, 20143 min read
2 Point Guide to CV Writing
**Please, please, for the love of God, do not put everything in boxes** It was only a matter of time until this post was written.. I know...
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Charlotte Poynton
Jul 10, 20143 min read
The Technical and the Personal
This point seems to be coming up in my job a lot at the moment – people with excellent technical profiles being rejected for roles...
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Charlotte Poynton
May 16, 20143 min read
The Curse of the Tech Recruiter
I recently took a client company’s team out for drinks – someone I’d worked with for a while and where I’d placed good candidates;...
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