by Sam Swinstead | Oct 14, 2011 | General News
I spent the day yesterday working with Year 11 students (if you need that in old money that is 15 and 16 year olds) as part of a day to encourage them to think of their options after GCSE. My job was to work with them on starting to create a CV. It was a great...
by Sam Swinstead | Oct 7, 2011 | General News
I am just back from a long walk with the dog and sitting down to do some work looking out over the garden with the sun shining, so I’m feeling pretty cheerful as we head in to the weekend. My plan if the rain stays away is to get out in that garden and get it...
by Sam Swinstead | Sep 30, 2011 | General News
This week Emma and I have been speed networking – phew it is quite exhausting – frantically circling the room meeting a new person every two minutes with the pressure on to encapsulate everything that is great about your business in just 60 seconds! But...
by Sam Swinstead | Sep 23, 2011 | General News
I find myself pondering an interesting subject this week. During a conversation with another trainer they made the point that they don’t believe it is their place to change people’s attitudes just to ensure that staff know what they should be doing at...
by Sam Swinstead | Sep 16, 2011 | General News
So my finger crossing didn’t have a great effect then?! Way too much rain for my liking this summer! The kids are back at school and I am fully back to work; thankfully my co-director is great about me wanting to spend time at home with the family over the...
by Sam Swinstead | Sep 9, 2011 | General News
Well here we go then….a blog for vivoHR! We are always encouraging our clients to keep up to date and try new things out in their businesses, and for themselves so I thought we should practice what we preach and learn a bit more about blogging. So to introduce...