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Corporate training – No train, no gain

When asked to write about trains, I immediately put on my conductor hat and yelled “choo choo!”. After my assistant told me that it was a different type of “train”, I nearly fired her on the spot. Now I’m feeling calmer, and though I’m still wearing my conductor hat (and nothing else), I’m ready to […]

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How to run the perfect meeting

I’ve often said that meetings are like the pigeons in my office – there are too many of them and some of them make me cry.

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From 20 to 50: How to manage growing pains

If, like me, your business has undergone major growth in the past few years, then you know exactly how hard it is to come to grips with a meteoric rise to success. From the press to the personal assistants to the pomade that I now have to import in bulk from Thailand, things can change […]

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Controversial Opinion Alert: Diversity is good

When asked by my marketing team to once again provide my perspective on recent HR trends, I immediately yelled “No!”, but then decided I wanted to know more, so I asked “How did you get in my office?”.

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How to handle a technical crisis at Gymglish (and live to tell the tale)

If our article on a typical day in the life of the Gymglish tech team was a bit too theoretical for you, you may need a concrete example of our crack staff in action handling a crisis.

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Made in France Europe (opinion piece version)

Text published as an opinion piece on Maddyness on 26/01/2021. Playing catch-up to a handful of increasingly powerful American and Chinese tech giants, French Tech, including Gymglish, has struggled to move beyond the nation’s borders. It’s time to broaden our horizons, move on from national myth-making, and embrace pragmatic policy at the European level.

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