In August, we had the world famous 24hr Le Mans endurance race. This year, we were inspired by a truly remarkable team led by French businessman Frédéric Sausset, a quadruple amputee. Two of Sausset’s drivers – Japanese Takuma Aoki and Belgian Nigel Bailly – were paraplegic. Finishing this gruelling event is, by itself, a huge […]
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Where do you go when you need some marketing inspiration? What and who are the best resources to help you create the best marketing plans and campaigns? These are the questions I asked four marketing leaders in the Microsoft channel. And this is what they said: “Covering both broader Marketing Resources and Microsoft specific, my […]
Cadence: why is it so important? Cadence is my favourite word. It is something I talk about to my kids, my husband, and even Woody, the dog. But I use it more frequently in my day-to-day business role as Chief Commercial Officer and if you say the word in front of the team, it is likely […]
There has been a growing interest in increasing diversity in the workplace, driven in part by research by companies such as McKinsey, who have highlighted the benefits that companies gain when they have a more gender diverse workforce. According to a recent Harvey Nash/KPMG Survey, just 10% of Tech leaders in the UK are women, […]
Generating more marketing opportunities with customer stories Research tells us that customer stories and customer evidence is by far the most engaged with content that marketers can create. And it is also the most successful in generating new opportunities, and increasing your close rate. There are a many reasons why this is true, but the […]
It’s estimated that up to 4-6% of your co-workers have ADHD, so chances are quite high that you work with someone that may have this neurodiversity, diagnosed or undiagnosed. I would always encourage those with neurodiversity to seek out employers that look to embrace and welcome a diverse workforce, and also to share with their […]
The UK Microsoft Partner Exec Summit was a big success, with presentations from James Chadwick, General Manager for Commercial Partner in the UK and others from the UK Executive Leadership team including Clare Barclay, UK CEO and Gavin Jackson, Enterprise Commercial Lead – UK. They covered a range of topics including new research that builds on the Creating a […]
Using Your Power for Good – Why Doing Good is Good for Business! “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” ~Warren Buffett Now more than ever, corporate social responsibility (CSR) topics are finding their way into the conversations of […]
When I first found out about Harvest for Humanity it truly touched my heart. I was at a Microsoft Partner Advisory Council meeting for Microsoft Inspire and I listened to the story of my dear friend Gail Mercer-Mackay. Gail had visited Haiti and got involved with the charity and ever since it has gone from […]