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The resilience of UK Manufacturing

16th February 2023

By Amanda Riley Around this time last year, I commented on an encouraging survey by Make UK/PwC that optimistically predicted UK Manufacturing growth of +3.3% in 2022. COVID seemed to be in its final throes,…

Executive Isolation

31st January 2023

As an Executive Search and Leadership Consulting firm it is no secret that a main objective of TS Grale is to help businesses and their senior teams establish the most effective ways of identifying and…

Recruiter Briefing: What Secures a Great Candidate

21st September 2022

According to a recent survey of companies hiring external talent, surprisingly, 40 per cent of processes fail to get them the right person. A study by Finances Online, found that 93.5% of candidates valued “the…

Workplace Innovation for your business – beat your competitors

30th August 2022

By definition, innovation is “the practical implementation of ideas that result in the introduction of new goods or services”, and 63% of companies now have Chief Innovation Officers to help generate new ideas and systems.…

UK Hiring Boom: How Is The Forecasted Recession Going To Affect it?

24th August 2022

Following another hike in interest rates, The Bank of England has forecasted that a recession will hit the UK markets in the last quarter of 2022 and will continue throughout 2023 (BBC News). Whilst this…

Motherhood Tax: The Effect On Business and The Economy

18th July 2022

Motherhood Tax (otherwise known as the “The Motherhood Penalty) is a highly discussed issue that is raised globally. It refers to the true cost of trying to balance both parenting and pursuing a career, where…

The Olympics: Are Leaders Able To Focus On Mental Health As Well?

11th August 2021

Simone Biles hit headlines during the Olympics for taking a step back from competing to look after her mental health. She took a public stand to protect herself. In a statement she said: We also…

Planning large-scale infrastructure projects: Overcoming recruitment challenges

7th January 2020

This is my second blog post exploring some of the challenges inherent in planning large infrastructure projects. In my last post, I discussed issues and risks in the delivery of public-private partnerships (P3s), particularly as…

Infographic: What does World Class Leadership look like?

4th December 2019

What does world-class leadership look like? What will be required of future global leaders? How do the best global leaders engage, communicate and influence? What are world class leadership behaviours? Find the answers to these…

New research highlights 6 key skills needed by all future leaders

4th December 2019

When we asked 20 senior leaders what skills and attributes future leaders will need to succeed, there were some surprising common themes. To ensure the findings had broad scope, we had spoken to leaders from…