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thank you for 15 years practicus

March 1, 2019

15 YEARS OF PROBLEM SOLVING + RECRUITMENT

Have you ever been in one of those situations where you really don’t fit in but have the good fortune to meet someone who thinks just like you do? If […]

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independent healthcare and the nhs improving partnerships

January 25, 2019

Independent Healthcare and the NHS: Partnerships

At the end of 2018, Practicus coordinated a roundtable – hosted by Alliance Healthcare – that brought together leaders from independent healthcare providers and the NHS. It’s focus? To look […]

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January 20, 2019

Good people, made better

by Darren Tolhurst, CEO. It’s taken us 15 years but we think we’ve finally cracked it! We set out in 2004 to change the way people feel about recruitment. That […]

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January 2, 2019

BI Without The BS

by Lawrence Hill. A night of open, honest discussion around the art of the possible. There’s a lot of excitement about Business Intelligence (BI) tools for empowering evidence-based decision making. […]

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cover Winning the war of attrition in independent health

August 24, 2018

Winning the war of attrition in independent health

by Carl Stevenson, Managing Consultant. I wrote recently that the workforce problem facing independent health due to Brexit was really an intensification of long-standing hiring and retention issues. The truth […]

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August 5, 2018

The elephant in the room isn’t Brexit

There may be six months to go before the UK leaves the European Union but the EU worker tap has already begun to run dry. From doctors and nurses to […]

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March 31, 2018

Overcoming resistance to change

In this series, we interview a respected change leader to discuss overcoming resistance to change and the lessons that made them who they are today. This month, it’s Annette Andresen, […]

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February 23, 2018

Practicus Executive Search Survey Report

By Lawrence Hill. Traditionally, executive search has always been about… well, searching for the right executive. But a recent survey conducted across 16 UK sectors by Practicus revealed that search […]

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January 23, 2018

How to build a giant-killer

In this series, we interview a respected change leader to discuss the successes and hard lessons that made them who they are today. This month, it’s Paul Johnson, an executive […]

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November 23, 2017

Who Should Lead Data Strategy?

by Ben Culora. As boardrooms across the world grapple with shaping a data-driven future for their business, there is real danger in believing the need for change lies outside of […]

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