Dealing with Material Inflation
Dealing with Material Inflation Zoe Stollard, Chair of the Hinkley Professional Services Group and a Partner at law firm Clarke Willmott, looks at the challenges posed by the rising price of materials and advises on what firms can do to minimise risks and uncertainty. Having overcome the hurdles of COVID-19 / safe-working, the construction industry […]
Nuclear New Build Contract Management
Brian Allan discusses the key components of a successful contract management strategy for firms involved in new build nuclear.
How Green is the UK Government’s Plan for Wales?
Zoe Stollard comments on the recently published UK Government’s Plan for Wales, which for the first time lays out the UK Government’s key commitments to Wales.
Why is Connectivity and Technology Vital to Achieve Net Zero?
Susan Hall, Partner and Head of Technology at Clarke Willmonttcomments on the impact of connectivity and technology will have in the ambition to achieve Net Zero.
Green Energy Generation – And the Winner is?
Simon Smith, Partner in the Corporate Team at Clarke Willmott comments on how collaboration will play an increasingly important role in green energy developments. A couple of years ago I wrote an article about collaboration in business transactions, focusing on key areas such as integrity, vision, effectiveness and learning. Over 13 years in practice, I […]
Culture and Strategy for Breakfast
Stuart Pearce, Director at consultancy specialists Journey4, looks at how to enhance employee relationships by focusing on workplace culture in his follow-up to the Smarter Working series. What defines success in your business? Dr Cath Bishop, former Olympic rower and business growth coach thinks that business targets and results – often used as measures of success […]
Climate Change – The Race is on to Get Serious
Dale Edwards, Clarke Willmott‘s Strategic Consultant – Green Energy comments on the Government’s recent announcement that now is the time to get serious about stopping climate change. Climate Change summits 2021 is shaping up to be the year that the UK takes a global lead in the race to tackle climate change with the G7 […]
Customer Engagement
In this third and final blog in our ‘Smarter Working’ series Stuart Pearce, Director of management consultants Journey4, considers how customer engagement has changed or been impacted during the pandemic. One of things the global pandemic will be remembered for will be the reintroduction into the English language of words that had not been in […]
Adaptive Leadership
In this second blog in the ‘Smarter Working’ series, Stuart Pearce, Director of management consultants Journey4, considers the type of leadership skills required to thrive in a post Covid world. Many of today’s businesses are too slow, too siloed, too bureaucratic, built for the old pre-Covid world. The new world demands greater flexibility and organisations […]
People First
In the first in-depth report in our Smarter Working mini series, Stuart Pearce, Director of Journey4, examines why we must put People First. Well-being is now recognised as a major factor in terms of performance and productivity. It needs to be a board room issue and requires a clear strategy. Covid-19 has raised awareness of […]