‘The world of employment has rarely seen such tumult over such a short period. The pandemic has upended the job market and forced employers to adopt practices that many would have dismissed out of hand before 2020 – particularly remote working.’ As the pandemic emerged, I was writing: ‘As operational effectiveness is reduced by the […]

‘Hiring a COO is an opportunity to challenge organisational inertia: to think differently and creatively about processes and systems and to ask important questions about why things are done a certain way’. This is a quotation taken from a recent article in the The Times Raconteur, ‘What will the COO of the future look like?’ […]

If you already suffered from the Great Resignation and lost key employees, this may be too late for you. According to a survey conducted by Zety in the USA, 49% of the respondents to the survey quit in 2021! But, if you still have people in your company that you really want to retain (hopefully […]

Americans love eating breakfast out, as evidenced by the plentiful breakfast restaurants. Whether chains or independents, there are over 9,000 businesses and 180,000 employees in total. Transforming the relatively intimate experience of breaking fast into a shared transactional experience is an American phenomenon. There is even a market segment for breakfast restaurants – the A.M. […]

The last few difficult years have seen a number of new concepts or traits impacting organisations. After Working From Home to slow the pace of the pandemic, we saw the Great Resignation. People had more quiet time to evaluate their careers and decided to move on. Now we have the concept of ‘quiet quitting’ where […]

It is self-evident that this is one of the most disruptive times for businesses since what has become known as the Great Recession of 2007-09. Unlike that period, which was chiefly caused by unsustainable debt, the current crisis has a broader set of causes which impact businesses in multiple ways. Even before the invasion of […]

Supporting, advising and protecting clients for 150 years, Armstrong Watson is a rapidly growing Financial Services firm providing a full range of specialist financial services across a range of sectors. Paul Dickson, Armstrong Watson’s Managing Partner, has been using Tensense regularly since the beginning of 2021 and for the last 7 months with the new […]

Due to our continued growth we are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Andrew Fox as Chief Technology Officer. A seasoned and successful tech entrepreneur, he comes on board to oversee the continued development of the Tensense platform as we further enhance the powerful data insight capability that helps Senior Leaders improve organisational performance. […]

Change and transformation in an economic downturn can be a lifeline. Faced with an economic downturn and possible stagflation, companies may decide to batten down the hatches by cutting costs and protecting cash. Given the uncertainty of the current period, notably the availability and escalating prices of gas and oil, such a strategy is understandable. […]