archiveChief Commercial Officer Insider

As an African American in the workforce, I've seen a lot. I've been on both sides of the table as an employee and an employer. I've worked for companies with an incredibly diverse workforce, and I've worked in offices where there was no diversity whatsoever. One of the biggest mistakes...

At some point in their career, almost every employee dreams of leaving their position and starting their own company, launching a product, or going after a professional dream. Reaching these empowering goals is much easier when you have guidance from someone who has done it successfully. That person could be...

Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb is the oldest motorsport venue in the world to still run events on its original course. Here, we’ll explore the story of Shelsley Walsh, how it was almost lost, and why James Brearley, one of the founding directors of Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb PLC, the company...

Many parents wonder why their children do not perform well at school while offering them everything: artistic and sports activities, additional teaching support, learning foreign languages, playing, and rest with the closure of schools. It is a frequent belief that our successes in one or more activities "build" our self-confidence....

In the recent rankings, there has been a significant rise of Asian universities. Traditionally speaking, it was the west that had dominated international rankings. There are, of course, several factors contributing to the meteoric rise of the universities in the west, but the winds are changing to clear the way...

Moving abroad? You must be going through a range of emotions; from dread to the excitement, an international student goes through a motley of sentiments. This is expected because there will be many challenges thrown at you. A few of them would be quite daunting. One of them is language....

Ok, I’m not going to lie. I’m pretty sure I broke myself walking the Larapinta. For those of you who are avidly following my journey (…and why would you not be?), you will recall that in pursuit of my ‘Life is Too Short’ Lust List of a yearly adventure and challenge,...

Linguistics is an exciting option for a degree. There are not many graduates who opt for linguistics now, which makes it all the more desirable from a job-orientated point of view. If you are planning on choosing linguistics as a subject for your honors, you are taking a step in...

According to modern psychology, there are 10 types of toxic people who you can meet and cross paths in life, and in most cases, you will not even realize it. For your information, the categories are the following: the manipulator, the victim, the temperamental, the envious, the dementor, the twisted,...

How can organisations create a great culture, build connection and camaraderie when we aren’t always working within the same four walls anymore?  This was the question posed to Darren Murph, Head of Remote at GitLab at Inventium’s recent Workplaces of the Future virtual event. His answer did not disappoint.  Murph...