Ansarada'S 48 Dots Blog

Graham Moody | People and Culture manager

One of the key challenges has been finding time outside of our 'day jobs' to focus on goal execution. To me, this is a contradiction as our top priority goals should be intrinsic to our day jobs. Read more >

Tracey Ward | Sales operations director

My new boss was smart, vibrant and vulnerable. She was brilliant at her job, brought energy and enthusiasm to the office whilst being comfortable admitting the areas she struggled with. Read more >

Nathan Davis | Account Manager

This isn't a prescriptive 'how to' guide to change your life for the better, but a message to help inspire your own journey. If you have the skills, confidence and motivation, with the right plan you can get to where you want to be. Read more >

John Finneran | Compliance Manager

I was recently asked to act as a Santa - hopefully, for my personality, rather than my body shape (I'd need the white beard, but not a pillow, unfortunately!). Read more >

Hannah Milborrow | Head of Product

I often wonder what the underlying reason is for why they really want to attend a course. Conceptually people may feel it will help them in their everyday roles or expand their resume but how do we measure the value of what we have learnt by attending such courses? Read more >

Steven Rogers | Systems Administrator

It isn't easy to change the way you have been functioning and running your life for years, though the true rewards of change are paid to those who can recognise that adapting to stay ahead of the game is essential. Read more >

Alison Xavier | Account Manager

In business, where we are continually pushed to deliver success it can be easy to forget the other sides of both success and failure. Read more >

Giuliana Farina | Account Manager

When did a plain cup of coffee morph into a double shot, white chocolate soya mocha with skinny whipped cream? Read more >

Amber Banks | Account Manager

As the saying goes, you get one chance to make a first impression, so I have listed below 4 key lessons to ensuring your employees start out on the right foot and become the corporate superstars your organization needs. Read more >

Will Brown | Sales Director

As a proud Englishman and ardent rugby fan I have, rather optimistically, taken the liberty of penciling "England v's TBC" in my diary for the final match on 23rd October; a classic case of heart ruling head. Read more >

Nathan Brumby | Chief Operating Officer

"I've been looking at the Google logo on the iPhone and I'm not happy with the icon. The second O in Google doesn't have the right yellow gradient". Read more >

Luke Audsley | Account Manager

It is said that Michelangelo may have painted the ceiling of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel while in a state of flow. Apparently he painted for days at a time, and was so absorbed in his work that he did not stop for food or sleep until he reached the point of passing out. Read more >

Rachel Riley | Chief Finance Officer

The impact of the iPhone, as an advocate and user myself, didn't really hit me until my mother - a technophobe who had no idea that a phone could store more than numbers - commented to me what she was seeing daily: people walking around with heads in phones, at restaurants and cafes with little conversation, and constantly talking to people who 'played' with screens. Read more >

Joel White | Lead Generation

How do you create a culture of innovation within a company? Read more >

Danielle Flynn | Marketing Coordinator

The correlation between workplace stress and absenteeism has plenty of empirical support. Read more >

Cameron Mitchell | Chief Corporate Development Officer

The simple fact is that most companies succeed and grow because of good people who instil the right culture and drive the innovation of the firm. So why shouldn't that drive be a major factor in the end figure? Read more >

Lauren Jarvis | Executive Assistant

In order for organisations to thrive, it is important to have a balance of people with different behavioural styles within the team and to then use it to your advantage. Read more >

Darryl Scopes | Sales Director

Today, it appears that advances in technology have heightened everyone’s awareness of ethics guidelines. The stakes have been raised and technology is one more thing that is making sure we all do the right thing. Read more >

John Wyatt | Managing Director (Europe)

ansarada seeks top performers; but what does that mean and how do you identify such people? What questions do you ask at interview, and what is it that you are really trying to discover? Read more >

Susan Mainwald | Sales Director

Success throughout an organisation is bred from the seeds of inspiration. Inspired leadership creates the entire mood of a company; the core from which each branch grows and flourishes from. When people are inspired, the boundaries and limits seem to erase. Read more >