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Blog from Our Drupal Apprentices
In: BlogsBy: Henry StewartRead length: 5 min read
Today we started the first Drupal pre-apprenticeship programme. The idea of the course is to find school leavers with an interest in and aptitude to coding/web development and help a young person get their foot on the ladder to employment. This intensive two week course will cover the basics of using Drupal, HTML, CSS, PHP and JavaScript. Currently four organisations have committed to taking on an Apprentice, so we will prepare this group of school leavers and get them ready to go out to an interview.
- Apprenticeships
- Henry's Blog
Excel Hints & Tips - Producing Example Data
In: BlogsBy: Chris JamesRead length: 5 min read
Ever needed to produce a large set of random numbers on your spread sheet quickly? This blog will tell you how,.
- IT Tips & Tricks
About Happy's Introduction to Emotional Intelligence Workshop
In: BlogsBy: Jonny ReynoldsRead length: 5 min read
Are you finding it difficult to keep your cool in difficult situations? Would you like to be able face pressure at work or at home without feeling overwhelmed, no matter what life throws at you? If the answer is yes, our one-day Emotional Intelligence workshop may be the solution.
- Personal Development
- Leadership
The Myth of The Clever Manager: Lessons From Boss Swap
In: BlogsBy: Henry StewartRead length: 5 min read
Looking back at the lessons which can be learned from a decade-old TV show, there is still plenty for most bosses to learn.
Work Less Hours, And Get More Done!
In: BlogsBy: Henry StewartRead length: 5 min read
On the one hand we learned last week that Goldman Sachs view of work/life balance was to tell their interns to leave the office at midnight and take Saturdays off, limiting the working week to a mere 102 hours. A very different approach is being taken by Gothenberg City Council, in Sweden. In a new experiment, they have asked half their care staff to work 6 hour days instead of 8 hours to see if they get as much done. There are examples out there that suggest less time can be more productive:
- Happy Manifesto
- Henry's Blog
Abel & Cole – Getting the Right People in the Job
In: BlogsBy: Henry StewartRead length: 5 min read
The Managing Director for Abel & Cole details how she shifted her recruitment system from scouting for experience into scouting for attitude and the effects it had on her company.
Interface — A Restorative Enterprise
In: BlogsBy: Henry StewartRead length: 5 min read
The biggest impact most companies have on society is through the products they sell, the people they employ and the suppliers they buy from. And, of course, the effect on the environment of producing their products. If you are really committed to having a positive effect on society, that is where to start.
- Happy Manifesto
- Henry's Blog
One to Celebrate
In: BlogsBy: Henry StewartRead length: 5 min read
When it comes to mistakes being made, there is more than one way to look at the situation.
Open Salaries at Piscines Ideales
In: BlogsBy: Henry StewartRead length: 5 min read
One thing I find interesting about the concept of open salaries is that, at first, people normally assume the concept is impossible, but when they consider it, they find it makes sense.
- Happy Manifesto
- Henry's Blog
How to Improve Your Excel Spreadsheets With Data Validation
In: BlogsBy: Ian BalboaRead length: 5 min read
Have you ever seen an Excel spreadsheet with a dropdown list in it and wondered how it was done? This is data validation. Data validation improves the data in your spreadsheets. It makes reporting much easier as there is no risk of typos and no risk of an entry not fitting into your criteria. In this blog we will take data validation a step further and look at how to make one drop-down list change its values depending on the choice made in a previous drop-down.
- IT Tips & Tricks