There can be little doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the workplace forever. In fact, it has not only changed it; it may well have changed it in a fundamental way for the foreseeable future. Covid is going to be something we need to think about for some time, so what does that mean...

The most common objections to using a recruitment partner are usually centred around the cost of hiring. We covered a lot of this in a recent article, but one element is really worth picking up on. There is a misconception that we would like to address about the cost of using a recruitment specialist to...

  Our next quarterly event is on Wednesday 2nd December 2020. About the event: The NW FD Network is run in association with AFR Consulting, MHA Moore & Smalley and Barclays. Our mission is to help Finance Directors and SeniorFinancial Controllers to continue their personal development through: • Observing key...

Not everything is quite as simple as it seems when you look at the cost of hiring. One of the most common questions we are asked is ‘how much does it cost to hire a candidate through a recruitment agency’. The answer varies, of course, depending on the circumstances, but almost universally you can safely...

  Our next quarterly event is on Tuesday 16th November 2021 at Leyland Golf Club. About the event: The NW FD Network is run in association with AFR Consulting, MHA Moore & Smalley and Barclays. Our mission is to help Finance Directors and SeniorFinancial Controllers to continue their personal development throug...

There are some questions that everyone dreads in an interview scenario. Probably top of the list is the where do you see yourself in five years, and running a close second is the one about self-development. Perhaps it is because we find it difficult to talk about ourselves, or maybe it is because we feel...

Mental wellness, post Covid, is a much-discussed subject right now, and we are all trying to understand what we need to do to help our colleagues and teams. There is a balance to be found now things are heading back to normal. A new equilibrium to be set where the after-effects of lockdown need to...

  Our next quarterly event is on Thursday 17th September 2020. About the event: The NW FD Network is run in association with AFR Consulting, MHA Moore & Smalley and Barclays. Our mission is to help Finance Directors and SeniorFinancial Controllers to continue their personal development through: • Observing ke...

One of the unexpected results of the lockdown has been a sort of mental gear shift about the validity of working from home (WFH) as accepted practice. Even the most resistant of managers had to embrace the principles of WFH during the worst of the pandemic. There was no choice, so there it was, live...

  Our next quarterly event is on Friday 12th June 2020. About the event: The NW FD Network is run in association with AFR Consulting, MHA Moore & Smalley and Barclays. Our mission is to help Finance Directors and SeniorFinancial Controllers to continue their personal development through: • Observing key note ...