*Serious discussion klaxon*
After many detailed conversations with colleagues, friends and, of course, Ziggy the Office Wonder Dog, we’ve […]
On Being a Complete Cult
And so we come to some observations about the recruitment business. To the external observer, the […]
Risk and Reward
From the beginning of time, my dad, Colin, had the Town contract to look after all […]
Welcome to the New Year
Well, I’ve had a week off, and here we are in January. I read that the […]
The Best Time of the Year
Once again, I’ve been caught out by the 23rd of December. One more shopping day to […]
On Not Getting Lost At Sea
I’ve written a few times now about navigation as a metaphor for being a decent headhunter. […]
Where Are You?
“It’s like a jungle sometimes It makes me wonder how I keep from goin’ under” Carl […]
How Not to Fall Over
My job doesn’t have that many occupational hazards being mostly indoors and behind a desk. Okay, […]
Going Forwards By Looking Backwards
A lot is going on at the mighty Snedden Campbell just now so the blizzard of […]
The Real Deal
A quick trip to the surface between projects to let you all know that I’m still […]
A Funny Thing
As soon as they enter the building, all prospective employees* of the mighty Snedden Campbell are […]
Can I Be Honest?
In September 1978 I got a lift up to Aberdeen with my pal Kenny to see […]
On Originality
These days it’s possible to fill a great many column inches on social media posts by […]
Blogtastic
At some point over the last couple of weeks, I passed the milestone of writing this […]
Getting Medieval
Take a wander around an old church pretty much anywhere in Europe and especially in France […]
On Being Inquisitive
Headhunting and Consulting for a living can be challenging. However, I’ve learned that it is merely […]
The King of Clockwork
I’m pitching this blog to you as a business piece on how even the best idea […]
Psst! Want to Know a Secret
Would you like to save yourself some time, effort and money? Of course, you would. Read […]
A Hard Days Night
It had been a tough meeting. The kind of board meeting where questions get asked, and […]
The Absolute State of Things
The Palace of Versailles was built, in essence, to facilitate networking. It’s a big building designed […]
30 Years Later
My route into recruitment was pretty typical. I started with a high street chain who trained […]
Ars longa, vita brevis
I went to art school you know. Amongst other things, I learned that beauty is absolutely […]
The Emperor’s Clothes
These blogs don’t write themselves you know. I have to shoehorn writing all this nonsense in […]
A Day at the Beach
Here I am. Sitting by a swimming pool in the heat. Lovely, except that it’s gone […]
Stuff I’ve learned
If you want to ride fast in a group make sure you know and trust the […]
Nature or Nurture
As my children grew up, I found that school parent’s evenings slowly advanced from a focus […]
Lyres, Dammed Lyres and Statistics
In 1482 a 30-year-old Leonardo da Vinci was sent off from Florence to Milan by his […]
Winning at Life
I wrote a throwaway comment on social media the other day: “I think any “leader” unable […]
A Headhunter Hunts
I’m working up to hiring a new member of the Snedden Campbell team. Between writing a […]
The Means of Production
Every five years from the back end of the 1920s to 1991 the State Planning Committee […]
The Reality of Barriers
As an exceptionally talented stage magician, Harry Houdini had an interesting job. He was very very […]
Keeping it Real
Only twice in my time on the LinkedIn platform have I ever written anything that achieved […]
Keeping it Real
In 1969 when we all wore acrylic jumpers and underwear was made out of fibreglass, my […]
The Art of Noise
When I took my first job in the recruitment trade back in 1987 there were a […]
Who Needs Experience?
Anyway, the inspiration for this week’s piece comes from the people on LinkedIn, frequently in consultancy […]
Strategy and How to Have It
Through the final 14 years of the 20th Century, I worked for a succession of companies […]
The Importance of Knowing Where You Are
There now follows a story about climbing a hill. It is also a commentary on why, […]
Gin And the Art Of Product Life Cycle Maintenance
I was visiting clients last week. Tuesday ended in London with an investor friend of mine […]
Those DIY Unicorns
Between, water polo, #2 Son’s swimming career, headhunting and writing this rubbish I do not really […]
On Paradoxes
When I go to lunch I make a sandwich and prepare a bowl of soup. All […]
An Eye For Talent
You may have heard of Dick Rowe. If you have not, he was the A&R guy […]
If Life Gives You Green Underwear…
As it happens, I did not have a great week last week. It was a family […]
What Snedden Campbell does
In all the excitement of setting up the new website and the weekly blog, it seems […]
The Trifecta
I have mentioned before that back when Margaret Thatcher was still in charge of Britain I […]
Pharaoh Down
It’s the superficiality that gets me. Endless articles about how Bob or Janice hired the right […]
The Fashion Minefield
It’s a curious thing but the posts that I put on LinkedIn with pictures involving people […]
A labour of love
I’ve engineered my business strategy so that from time to time I travel a lot. This […]
A Thought Leader Writes
Hi! We have a special treat for you today in the shape of a guest article […]
Reality Bites
I was out with Ziggy the Ginger Wonder Pup on our local mountain on Saturday. He […]
Looking ahead
We can always look back on a rosy past where the shops were clean and tidy, […]
Psst! Want to Know a Secret?
A lifetime ago I had my last job in an industry other than recruitment. I spent […]
Once More With Feeling
I had some decent ideas for this week’s blog: An impending trip to Crete was sparking […]
Following the Herd
How I Changed My Mind It was Aberdeen in 1995 and me and my then […]
On Hill Climbing Metaphors
Before children and sore knees, I used to climb a lot of mountains. Not for me […]
We Need To Talk
My dad was a clockmaker to trade. Pretty much the only useful business advice I got […]
A Short Dialogue About Search…
In the coffee shop two people sit opposite each other nursing Americanos.
The Story Of The Brand
Waiting for Snedden Campbell to produce a new website and branding is a bit like waiting for a comet take a trip close to the sun.
Search Consultancy and Dentistry – the Facts
I'm very old.
100 years ago tomorrow
My grandfather Philip's orders for Passchendaele.
