“…I’m all in favour of apprenticeships, but I can tell you this is no time for a novice…”
Gordon Brown addressing the Labour Party Conference September 2008
The uncertainty created by the ‘credit crunch’ and the spiral towards recession is highlighting the demand for experienced operators to be deployed across all aspects of business and yet the number of people I am encountering that are being ‘let go’ is incredible. There seems to be a fundamental flaw in the logic. My company sells experience but we are finding that those responsible for buying are quite often not even considering experience and are often driven by other factors such as price. Clearly one would expect this at times of squeeze but it is often experience that will deliver the efficiencies and outcomes required. A fresh pair of eyes, a youthful exuberance and a lack of ‘been there and done it’ attitude are great attributes, but business would be well warned that they need experience to see them through the hard times ahead.
About Me
- Nick Taylor Bodyproject
- Nick is a highly experienced leader and director with over 29-years business experience and a background in both the private and public sectors with vast experience of leadership, fiduciary board-level direction, governance & internal control, partnerships and programme management. His career in communications has spanned 18 years covering many disciplines - advertising, political affairs, internal communications, media, corporate responsibility, marketing, public relations. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (RSA), Member of the Institute of Directors (IoD), BRAVO business and arts awards – Eversheds board bank member of the year 2006, Royal Bank of Scotland board bank member of the year 2003 and Manchester Airport Group arts business adviser of the year 1998.
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