That September Feeling
I read somewhere recently that September is the time when we start looking for change or a new beginning. Apparently with at least thirteen years of schooling behind us we still feel the need to prepare for a new term. Whether it is making a career change, starting...
Snuggling up to Management
The old saying goes that while the cat’s away, the mice will play and this week Maureen’s mice are taking over the blog while she visits clients, candidates and enjoys a few days of sunshine in Gibraltar and Spain. So speaking of my boss, I read somewhere that the...
Why does inspiration seem like a lot of perspiration?
We have all experienced the frustration of poor service and the negative behaviours of people who really don't appear to be enjoying their jobs. The idea for this blog came whilst travelling on EasyJet or SqueezyJet as I am known to call it. I was so impressed from...
Holidays beckon and an eternal dilemma
Please do forgive me sending you an eMail about eMails – I feel sure that you will love the irony!! I came across a really good article in my favourite read – Harvard Business Review (HBR) – page 26 for those that still enjoy the feel of paper…. Of course the more...
MOOCS – a cross between a cow and a crocodile?
Startling thought I know! In my usual magpie way, or if I am being more formal demonstrating Curious behaviour, I came across this new jargon – MOOCS. This stands for massive open online courses. A good article by Matt Chittock writing for ILM’s Insight...
Another year older …
Some of you may have missed the fact that my birthday fell during this week. On reflection it would have been lovely to have a fall in years!!! I have taken some time off to enjoy it – before you say anything it was not to recover from a hangover!! Time off is good...
Are you a Cobbler or a Cobbler’s Child?
Travelling back from the Isle of Man yesterday Carol and I were discussing this. No we had not lost the plot – although this is always possible - two Myers Brigg P’s are always interesting and fun! We were reflecting on the age old syndrome of HR professionals being...
Golden Reflections
Our July has been busy celebrating achieving Investors in People Gold for the second time. To us the word sustainability means not only being green, it is about sustaining performance over a period of time – sometimes in the rush to achieve we forget about how...
What job awaits Kate? Will she take the time off?
We realise that by now you are probably tired of baby stuff, but Kerry and I did get two of the names correct – Louis from Kerry and Alexander from me – we should have put a bet on it!! So what else? Well on the serious side there is the issue of women,...
Keeping cool how do you do it?
What are we like? Wrong sort of snow, too wet, too dry and now too hot! Vicki, Hollie and I are trying to keep cool sheltering under our umbrellas, with all doors open and fan going. Any moment now the ice cream van will be outside to tempt us too! On a slightly...
Murray Mania and the Master Mentor?
Congratulations Andy, you are now the Wimbledon champion! We cannot help but reflect on how Murray has benefited from the quality team that have supported him. In particular how his mentor Lendl has helped to get Murray into the right psychological space. There are...
Question: What has Magaluf got in common with Gibraltar?
Answer: Cullen Scholefield!! Another question is who is most likely to go to Gibraltar out of our team and who would go to Magaluf? Well, our lovely Hollie is on holiday in Magaluf and guess what, she gets on TV! Watch out for her input during the BBC 3...
Carol and Maureen reflect on the CIPD Centres Conference at Stafford
Every year we attend the CIPD Centres Conference. This year it was in Stafford – a red brick time-warp type of conference centre. We do this for a number of reasons – it enables us to mingle with other centres and share best practice, we have the opportunity to talk...
Cullen Scholefield Challenge 2013
This week I’m anxiously awaiting the arrival of my Certificate for my Foundation Diploma in HR Practice so that I can finally upgrade from Student to Associate member of CIPD. Thinking about my journey through the qualification, it got me thinking about our...
Hollie @ HRD 2013
After navigating the London bus system (rookie mistake!) I arrived at the HRD Conference and Exhibition. For a relatively small venue, I'm sure I walked miles that day and the team and I met some really interesting organisations as well as sampling four of the...
What’s in a name? The Curse of the Intern – By Hollie Dunster
In huge bold lettering on the homepage of the website, the words ‘Why Unpaid Internships are Wrong’ stares back at me from my screen. In recent months Intern Aware has assisted Jo Swinson, Junior Employment Minister in compiling a list of 100 companies using unpaid...
Helping young people with a better future
We're celebrating here at Cullen Scholefield after another success with the Haywards Heath and District Business Association's Intern Scheme. Having started their internship here at Cullen Scholefield, coordinated by our own Hollie Dunster, the latest interns, Adam...
Don’t forget it’s Red Nose Day!
Our lovely Hollie is already enjoying Red Nose Day! We hope you will enjoy it as well, by coming along to our regular Wine Tasting and Quiz night at Cafe Rouge, on the Broadway in Haywards Heath. Hollie and Gina were in fine form earlier in the week! If you can't make...
Cullen Scholefield gets wacky!
Cullen Scholefield celebrated the first Red Nose day and has always supported Red Nose day and this year is no exception! Celebrations are already starting as you can see Gina Andrei and Hollie Dunster are getting into the mood! We have a busy week planned. So on 11th...
Circle of Peers Casual – 11th March 2013
It is so important to find the time to catch up with your peers. We all know that we should do it and of course this is where Cullen Scholefield can help! Our Circle of Peers - Casual format is designed to facilitate time for us all to share ideas and meet up with...
