Blogs

03 Oct 2017

It’s here! Complete the 8th Propel Digital Salary and Insights Questionnaire

As we embark on the 8th version of the Propel Together Digital Salary and Industry Insights report I thought it was worth reflecting on why we even put these reports together. Make no mistake, this is no easy undertaking and takes a huge amount of time....

19 Sep 2017

The gender pay gap in digital is as big as anywhere else.

Melina’s latest column for The Drum looks at the gender pay gap which our Digital Salary Survey exposed. In some groups, it is as high as 18%, the same as the national average for all industries. As Melina says, the digital industry really needs to take a...

11 Sep 2017

The true cost of a bad hire

The market place for top quality staff has never been more competitive. Companies are hiring permanent staff at the fastest rate since 2015 despite what looks like a slowing economy and increasing concerns with the impact of Brexit. Factor in that unemployment is at a forty-year...

25 Jul 2017

If digital transformation is your thing then this is the event for you

I read a lot about digital transformation projects. I’m fascinated with how different organisations take different approaches to what is a massive undertaking which can make or break businesses. At Propel Together we’ve been fortunate to be at the heart of staffing many of these projects...

25 Jul 2017

Recruit to your values. Six steps to getting it right

In my last column for The Drum I talked about how you had to live and breath your company values for them to be effective and meaningful. It’s a real bugbear of mine when chief executives, founders and managing directors blithely ignore the values they proudly...

24 Jul 2017

The biggest digital transformation is people not tech.

Let’s say you are the CEO of a big international company. You know your customers increasingly find and interact with you online and you also know that your company needs a radical restructuring. The phrase ‘Digital Transformation’ is bandied around by the board and by consultants....