Intelligence
The war on talent: helping a Ukrainian refugee meet her potential
Our Principal Consultant for Business Services & Life Sciences, Ross Gordon and his family invited a 21-year-old refugee from Ukraine to live with them – and the experience has had a positive effect on their own wellbeing.
Lisa...
Lessons Learned on Driving change in Housing: a conversation with Kate Still
Recent reputational challenges bring into question how much the housing sector has grasped the principles and skills needed for effective transformation. Annaliese Rogers, Odgers Interim Principal for Housing, talks to Kate Still,...
Neurodiversity in the workplace: sweeping away the barriers
StoneTurn partner, Tracey Groves, spoke at an event on embracing neurodiversity in the workplace hosted by Odgers Interim Consultant for Financial & Professional Services, Becky Mackarel, who is also a member of our Neurodiversity...
Will we have blackouts this winter?
Odgers Interim Principal Consultant for the Energy, Utilities & Renewables Practice, Terry Noble and Odgers Berndtson Principal for Industrial Practice, Jonathan Rossotto, warn that the lights may go out if we don’t accept greater...
Interim Insights: A conversation with Tony Barker
This month we spoke with Tony Barker who is an Interim Digital Transformation Programme Director at Smith+Nephew.
1. Tony, why did you decide to become an interim manager?
I didn’t consciously make a choice to start an interim...
Exciting New Opportunity: Interim Prime Minister
The current Conservative Party Leadership contest is also the de facto Interim Prime Minister selection process. Consequently, it throws up many parallels for interim management in general.
The circumstances leading up to the...
NTT DATA UK: driving digital engineering to new heights
Paul Wright, Head of the Technology and Telecoms Practice at Odgers Interim, talks to Simon Williams, until recently CEO of IT services provider NTT DATA UK about core leadership lessons, mid-market growth hacking to hire over...
Authentically leveraging the menopause: a catalyst for growth
Sarah Shaw, Partner, Education, says the menopause should neither be a cause for embarrassment nor trigger a brain drain. It’s time to champion and let loose the power.
The ‘M word’ came out from under the taboo pile only a few...
Lessons Learned from Abri: taking people with you in post-merger integration
Major housing provider Abri was created by the 2019 merger of Radian and Yarlington. Annaliese Rogers speaks to Andy Skarzynski, Executive Director, Strategy at Abri about the challenges of cultural integration and striking a...
Battling Inflation: agility in an era of surging prices
Consumer-focused businesses across FMCG, retail and hospitality must explore fresh ideas and react quickly to meet the challenge of high inflation, says Odgers Interim consumer consultant Zoe Wakeham.
The cost of living crisis...
Pride Month at Odgers Interim
June is Pride Month. Here at Odgers Interim, we recognise that this is an opportunity to celebrate and educate about all matters related to LGBTQ+ Communities. We have long marked Pride Month and we thought that it might be...
How to become a non-executive director: 5 things to contemplate when considering a NED career
Jes Ladva, Partner, Odgers Interim and Odgers Connect, explains how you can tell if you have what’s required for a non-executive director role – and how to get yourself NED-ready if you’re not quite there yet.
There are plenty of...
Interim Insights: A conversation with Nick Maishman
Interim management can provide the opportunity to work in a variety of sectors, roles and with different people and business cultures. It can be fast paced and demanding, but it can also be extremely rewarding. We have spoken to...
Supplying new answers: overcoming international turmoil
Tom Legard, Partner, Industrial Practice at Odgers Interim, says that problems with international supply chains are leading some UK companies to look for solutions closer to home.
“Shanghai lockdown stokes global supply chains...
Statement of Support for Ukraine
Odgers Berndtson unreservedly condemns the violent invasion of Ukraine. We are committed to the support of our Ukrainian colleagues and the wider population who we have assisted through donations to charity.
We support all...
Getting to grips with the future: why it’s important to understand the metaverse
Bambos Eracleous, Partner, Media & Entertainment Practice, says it’s time to get to grips with the much-hyped metaverse as it begins to take shape.
Movies such as Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One have already provided a...
Interim Insights: A conversation with Francesco Elia
We speak to Francesco Elia about his experiences of interim management. Francesco is currently working as an Interim CFO for a Social Housing company via Odgers Interim and our Consultant, Annaliese Rogers.
Francesco, why did...
Lessons Learned from Stonewater: sustainable social housing investment
Annaliese Rogers speaks to Anne Costain, Executive Director, Finance at leading housing provider Stonewater, on the lessons learned from raising ESG finance. The discussion includes their recent adoption of The Sustainability...