Oxfordshire Voice Forum: Why is it so hard to recruit in...
Oxfordshire Voice Forum at Pembroke College, Oxford. Thursday 15th November 2018.
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The Shape of Things to Come
In Issue 53 of B4 we covered Freeths’ roundtable discussion at Pembroke College where we first met Tom Cheesewright, the founder of applied futurism practice, Book of the Future and creator of the Applied Futurist’s Toolkit, a suite of strategy and storytelling tools for agile organisations. Tom recently visited Freeths’ offices to present about life after Brexit and how his clients, including large multinationals, rarely discuss the ‘B’ word and that this presentation was something of a first.
Summer promotions announced at Oxford’s leading law firm
Freeths Solicitors is delighted to announce the promotion of nine of its outstanding lawyers to senior positions; five lawyers have been promoted to Senior Associate while a further four lawyers were promoted to Associate.
The B4 Masterclasses Begin
The first of our B4 Masterclasses was presented by B4 Platinum members, You HR, at our new offices in Weston-on-the-Green.
Fantastic B4 Classic Event at Rhodes House
On 6th September B4 members and guests enjoyed an evening of networking with drinks and canapés at the stunning home of the Rhodes Scholars, Rhodes House. With a pre-event Masterclass from Hayley Monks of Think Inspire Create who presented guests with a wonderful and appropriate topic for discussion: “The Future of the Workforce – Does the quality of the human interaction become more important as automation grows?”.
Oxford & Oxfordshire World Class & Connected
Oxford and Oxfordshire were top of the 2017 Demos-PwC Good Growth for Cities index and the 2018 Arcadis ‘Investing in Britain’ report names Oxford as the 2nd best city in the UK for Growth Potential. As Oxfordshire’s leading business networking community, B4 aims to play a key role in this growth.
Leveraging technology to up skill the workforce
All businesses face the need to harness new technologies for improved performance. It can be challenging but technology-enabled training and learning is one area that businesses should look at early on: it can build employee motivation and deliver tangible results.
Magnificent B4 Classic Event at 141 Park Drive, Milton Park
On 10th May B4 Members and guests enjoyed an evening of networking in the fantastic, innovative venue 141 Park Drive, Milton Park. Followed by speeches from B4’s Richard Rosser and Milton Park’s Philip Campbell. The evening provided our guests an insight into the people behind Milton Park, how the place is run and the latest news and developments within this fascinating science and business park.
From Good To Great
When I decided to set-up as an independent consultant in the early spring of 2009, I had no idea that my vision would become the successful, thriving business that it is today.
First NX Event A Great Success
Guests were blown away by the first NX event for under 25’s held on Friday 6th July.
Are you switched on for GDPR?
With less than 4 weeks to go until the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force, You HR Consultancy Limited are busy supporting their ‘retained’ clients with what they need to do in order to be compliant from an HR perspective.
BIO2018 – The Best Yet! For Oxfordshire Businesses
BIO2018 on Wednesday 23rd May at The King’s Centre in Oxford was a massive hit with sponsors, exhibitors, speakers and delegates as Oxfordshire’s biggest networking day of the year took a giant leap forward.
Perfect B4 Classic Event at Pint Shop Oxford
On 19th April over 70 B4 Members and Guests enjoyed a wonderful evening of relaxed networking in the cosy yet modern setting of Pint Shop with speeches from Ross Phillips, General Manager of Pint Shop, Richard Holmes, Co-Founder of Pint Shop and Richard Rosser, CEO of B4, followed by an interactive hop and beer tasting activity hour.
3 Year B4 Partnerships: Our Latest Partner You HR Consultancy
B4’s latest 3 year partner is You HR Consultancy MD Jonna Mundy tells B4 why this 3 year partnership is so important for the future growth of her company.