Cyber Security, Mental Health and Culture
Thursday 14 February 2019
Mental well-being may not be the first thing you think of when discussing cyber threats or innovation in financial services. However, I had the privilege of sitting in on a fascinating and very important panel discussion earlier this week at a cyber security conference which highlighted the importance of mental health. As noted by the session’s chair, Geoff McDonald,
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Environments that celebrate learning are needed for digital transformation
Wednesday 16 January 2019
Companies are not only looking for high demand tech skills, says Elspeth Coates, Enterprise Client Director, Makers Academy, but cultural skills as well. “Companies are looking for developers that are commercially aware, that can work collaboratively and work well with teams and across sectors, she says. Makers Academy is a 12-week computer programming bootcamp in London.
An empowering culture should come first – CULTURE SHOCK DAY 1
Wednesday 29 August 2018
I was sitting having coffee with a well-known FinTech entrepreneur the other day who was looking at recruitment for her startup. She was talking pipeline. She wanted to hire a junior developer that would have room to grow into the role. What she didn’t want was to end up with a shortlist, where the team
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