We know you. A busy, unstoppable founder, juggling a million things at once – who has time for interview planning while they’re busy conquering your industry?
Read moreNavigating the Interview Maze: Why Structured Interviews Are Essential for Startup Success
We know you. A busy, unstoppable founder, juggling a million things at once – who has time for interview planning while they’re busy conquering your industry?
Read moreThe emotional rollercoaster of new hires: a founders guide
Picture this: your new employee arrives all fired up and ready to start. They’re bursting with energy, they radiate optimism and it’s a little like a ray of sunshine coming into office every day. You’re thinking “whoa! I hired a superstar!”
And then the Valley of Death comes along…
Read moreUnlocking Growth Potential: The Power of Fractional CMOs for Startups
In today's fast-paced and competitive business landscape, startups face numerous challenges when it comes to building their brand, establishing a market presence, and driving sustainable growth. While many entrepreneurs recognize the importance of marketing, they often lack the resources or expertise to navigate this complex domain. This is where Fractional Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) come into play.
Read moreUnlocking Startup Success with Fractional Chief Product Officers
For startups, the role of a Chief Product Officer (CPO) is critical in defining and executing product strategy. However, not every startup has the resources or need for a full-time CPO. This is where fractional CPOs come into play. Fractional CPOs provide startups with the expertise and guidance of an experienced CPO on a part-time or project basis.
Read moreHiring a Fractional C-suite Executive for your startup
Launching and scaling a startup requires a diverse range of skills and expertise at different times. While having a full-time executive team is often seen as the norm, an emerging trend in the startup world is the utilisation of fractional C Suites. This innovative approach allows startups to tap into specialised expertise on a part-time or project-specific basis, providing cost-effective solutions and strategic guidance without the loss of expertise.
Read moreThe buddy system in startups - why it matters and how to get it right
Let’s face it. When you’re hiring a new employee, your work doesn't end when they accept the offer and sign on the dotted line. You'll need to put the effort in to ensure that they have a wholly positive experience from their first day and having an effective onboarding process can be one of the best ways of doing just that.
Read moreBuilding communities in your startup
Over the years, our lives have become increasingly solitary and disconnected. As our social fabric has frayed, our mental health has suffered a similar decline. As humans, even those hard-core introverts, we crave connection. A community can help.
Read moreTop Tips for talking about company culture in interviews
Are you turning people off your startup before they join? Or perhaps losing people too soon? Startups are dealing with the challenges of not only finding but retaining top talent. Making sure potential candidates know exactly who they are joining is one of the most important things you can do to prevent any issues down the line.
Read moreEmployee Onboarding - What to include and When
It’s not enough to simply assume that they turn up, you give them a quick rundown of their role and they’ll just get on with it. If you don’t put the effort in and create an effective onboarding plan and a positive experience for your new employee, you could end up recruiting for their replacement a lot sooner than you expect.
Read moreTop 10 mistakes made with onboarding
If you want to make sure your new hire is a successful addition to your startup team, then you’ll need to focus on their onboarding. After all, an effective onboarding process will mean that your new employee fully understands the company mission, values, culture, and policies.
Read moreTop 3 Reasons Why Startup Employees Leave
If your startup is going to succeed, then hiring the right people for your startup is, of course, an absolute must. But what happens when those people, that fab talented team that you’ve built start to head for the exit
Read moreHow to support your startup team during the cost of living crisis
There can be no denying that the current cost of living crisis is difficult to ignore. We're all being impacted in some way - whether it's mortgage interest rates, energy prices, or the cost of our weekly shop. Now, more than ever, it’s important that you support your team.
Read moreWorld Menopause Day: The startups tackling Menopause
For a very long time, menopause was a taboo topic, something that tended to be swept under the carpet. This is, thankfully, changing now with more and more celebrities talking about their experiences and employers recognising the need to do their bit and support their employees. A welcome change, long overdue…
Read moreHiring resilient staff for your startup
Life in a startup can be pretty unpredictable, particularly in the early days. It’s a dynamic environment where things can change quickly and everyone in the entire startup team - from the founder through to the newest hire needs to be able to adapt accordingly.
Read moreEmployee Volunteering for your startup - why and where to do it
If you want to attract and retain the best talent in your startup, one of the areas that you'll need to focus on is the perks and benefits package that you offer your employees. And whilst benefits such as annual leave policy, flexible working and health and wellbeing support are of course hugely important, one of the most rewarding elements that you can add to that package is Employee Volunteering.
Read moreWhy your startup needs a leader with positive energy
Whilst a new hire has the potential to change many aspects of a startup, when they're in a leadership role, the impact they can have is even greater - from the effect and influence they have on the rest of the team, to the overall culture and of course the future success of the business. Getting the right person in place as a leader is therefore key.
Read moreSnacks to welcome your team back to the office
Whilst there are some clear advantages to working from home - from not having to deal with the daily commute to being able to wear your PJs to work, it's still not quite the same as working in an office. And whilst some of your startup team maybe still working remotely or have gone down the hybrid route, those days when they're back in the office will feel pretty special.
Read moreHow to decide if Hybrid Working is best for you and your employees
The world of work changed forever last year and flexible working took on an entirely new meaning for us all. The daily commute to the office disappeared and remote working became the norm. However, as the vaccine rollout continues, things are changing once again and a new working environment is beginning to emerge - hybrid working.
Read moreTop tips for improving the gender balance when recruiting
When you’re recruiting for your startup, it would be great if you could easily get a balanced gender mix of candidates applying for your roles. That's unfortunately not always the case.
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