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Mountains & mild peril – 5 business lessons from Striding Edge
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Mountains & mild peril – 5 business lessons from Striding Edge

Mountains & mild peril – 5 business lessons from Striding Edge

On Friday, for my 40th birthday, my husband Ant whisked me away to the Lakes to climb a snowy Helvellyn, via Striding Edge.

He thought I’d appreciate knowing ‘I’ve still got it’ at the age of 40.

If you don’t know it, Striding Edge is about 1 1/2 km of narrow Grade 1 scramble, with sheer drops either side into the valley below. On Friday it was covered in ice and snow.

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How to Lean In to your Pull
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How to Lean In to your Pull

Something that’s been on my mind a lot recently is the pressure to be amazing. To keep the show on the road, to create brilliant things, to lead in challenging times. And earn enough money to keep the wheels turning.

This is ‘push’. Keep pushing, keep striving, keep forcing, I’ll make it happen somehow, no matter what it takes…

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Setting the Record Straight on Recruitment - Part II
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Setting the Record Straight on Recruitment - Part II

Part II - of this conversation of all things recruitment! Join GRAFT Talent Founder, Melanie Parker, and Adesse Founder, Claire Ackers, as they get grilled by Anna Sutton, CEO of the Data Shed about all things recruitment. In this episode, you'll hear 🎙Why you can tell a bad recruiter by their suit 🎙Our worst horror stories (as clients and recruiters) 🎙And how to choose a recruitment partner

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