Being agile is essential in business.
And I mean both in terms of mindset and process.
My background has been somewhat diverse, but whether my roles have been in-house or consultative, I’ve always cultivated a deep empathy for the business environment I’m in, and focused on innovation as a way to strengthen each business.
My first ‘real job’ was at Oxford University Press where I got a solid grounding in the anatomy of business and was allowed to play with the newly arrived Apricot PCs which ignited my passion for systems development (and won me an award for the software I wrote). My next role was at British Steel, it was tech-focused and involved a fast-track to management lev