Events & Insights

Find out what the budget 2026 means for hiring and investment in our core sectors through significant government initiatives. Read now.

The deal is nearly done. The investment thesis is agreed, the funding is lined up and the 100-day plan is on a slide. Then someone in the room asks a

Most restructures begin with a diagram. Someone redraws the boxes, moves a dotted line, renames a function, and the organisation is declared redesigned. Six months later the same decisions are

Why culture fit often means familiar, and how cross-sector perspective and culture add lead to bolder, better leadership hiring. Read more.

AMP8 is bringing record water investment, but is leadership capability keeping pace? Why accountability, culture and interim cover decide delivery.

Explore key insights from our roundtable with Fruitful on how employers stop the rot & improve employee wellbeing effectively. Read more.

AI use in councils is widespread, but digital transformation in local government is stalling on leadership and data capability. Find out what reorganisation means for the next 18 months.

Burnout and the skills shortage are the same problem for energy, engineering and infrastructure leaders, most are solving for the wrong one. Read why.

Charlotte Whitehouse London’s private healthcare market is in the middle of its strongest investment cycle in years. Over £12 billion of capital was deployed into UK healthcare real estate in

A Fractional leader doesn’t mean a part-time employee. Learn what a fractional leader does how and how it differs from interim roles.

Gain valuable perspectives on business change from experts in various fields and their strategies for overcoming common hurdles.

Charlotte Whitehouse “Government recruitment” sounds like one thing. In practice, local government vs central government recruitment are two very different systems, with different rules, different owners and different candidate experiences,

From remote monitoring to AI companion robots, discover the technology enabled care innovations transforming elderly care and support for learning disabilities.

Written by Charlotte Whitehouse For years, the fixed-term contract has offered organisations an attractive middle ground. You don’t need to make a permanent hire, but you need someone experienced for

Written by Charlotte Whitehouse Over recent months, Supply Chain and Logistics has been the fastest-growing area of pharmaceutical hiring activity coming into Practicus. That doesn’t necessarily indicate a market-wide hiring

8 practical tips for successful HR software implementation, from data cleansing to change management to boost adoption and get real ROI.

Learn what EDI is, why inclusive recruitment matters and how to move beyond tick box hiring with practical strategies for fair, inclusive recruitment.

Written by Charlotte Whitehouse Across public services, the NHS, local government, social housing and the charity sector, the same conversation keeps happening, demand is rising, budgets aren’t, and the private

Written by Charlotte Whitehouse The UK’s rail sector has never had more change to manage at once, and without the right people in place, that change risks stalling before it

Written by Charlotte Whitehouse There was a time when “sports science” meant a stopwatch, a clipboard, and a coach’s gut instinct. That era is over. Today, an elite athlete might

Written by Charlotte Whitehouse On paper, water has never had it better. Ofwat’s latest price determination supports £104 billion of water infrastructure investment over the next five years, around three

Explore the key people challenges in pharma as industry leaders share insights on adapting to evolving workforce needs in Life Sciences.

Slow hiring loses great candidates. Here’s how to reduce time to hire, improve your recruitment KPIs, and protect quality of hire, without cutting corners.

From search to Chat GPT symptom checker, discover how Dr Google is changing patient behaviour causing workforce challenges in Health & Social Care.

Discover the key public sector recruitment challenges facing HR leaders today & the strategies high-performing organisations are using to hire better, faster & smarter.

Explore the importance of psychological safety at work and how it contributes to positive workplace culture & employee wellbeing. Read now.

AI in Pharma has moved from a boardroom aspiration to an operational reality, and it is no longer confined to R&D. Across every function, from commercial and medical affairs to

Learn how PMO influences AI strategies and governance in organisations. Read more about our key takeaways from our transformation roundtable.

Hiring doesn’t end when a candidate accepts an offer. Discover why onboarding is a critical part of the hiring process and how it drives retention, engagement, and long-term success.

Charlotte Whitehouse Most businesses only think about hiring when someone leaves or when a project suddenly needs three people yesterday. That’s not a strategy, that’s firefighting, and it’s costing far

Scammers are impersonating recruiters on WhatsApp to steal your data. Learn the warning signs of a fake recruiter and how to protect yourself.

Job hugging is the workplace trend replacing quiet quitting & it’s harder to spot. Here’s what it really means & why low turnover isn’t the good news you think it is.

The UK faces a 200,000-person green skills gap. Practicus helps organisations navigate renewable energy recruitment and find the talent they need to deliver net zero.

Most organisations know that training matters. Far fewer can explain exactly why or prove it. Here’s how to change that. Learning at Work Has a Revenue Problem Talk to almost

The UK is spending billions on digital transformation programmes. Too often, they’re not working. Here’s the conversation we need to have about people. There’s no shortage of ambition in public

FemTech has quickly become one of the most dynamic areas within Health & Wellbeing. Built on digital platforms and direct-to-consumer models, these businesses are reshaping how women access and manage

Think your hiring strategy is working? Most organisations assume it is until they realise the best candidates are slipping away, hiring delays are mounting and roles are left unfilled. Hiring

Discover how to write a job description that draws top talent. Follow our step-by-step guide for clear, engaging, and effective job postings.

Find out what executive search is, how it differs from standard recruitment, & why organisations use it to hire senior leaders & executives. Read now.

Rise of the fractional CMO – you don’t always need more headcount to get more horsepower

Here’s why if you’re scaling in 2025, your smartest hire might not be a hire at all.

We decided to mark our 21st anniversary a little differently…

Unlock the real value of PPM tools with insights from industry experts. Learn how to optimize and sustain PPM processes for consistent, visible, and valuable results.

Companies are shifting from retained search to newer contingent search and hybrid models in a changing leadership market. Here’s why…

AI is set to change the role of all Chief Officers but perhaps less discussed is the particular impact on Chief Financial Officers (CFOs).

Data culture: As the AI juggernaut gains speed and the pressure to automate builds, how curious that something so advanced could be jeopardized by something so foundational. Good to know that some of our best data leaders are tackling this intractable problem with a more sophisticated and multi-dimensional approach.

Practicus recently hosted a PMO roundtable that brought together project management leaders from diverse industries to discuss the evolving landscape of project management methodologies and their alignment with strategic business objectives.

It’s been a good run and we bow out on a high but we no longer feel comfortable asking the interims we know to complete the IIM survey.

Discover how to set up a Project Management Office (PMO) to streamline project management, enhance efficiency, and drive business value. This guide covers the essentials from initiation to continuous improvement, providing a roadmap for establishing a PMO that aligns with organisational goals and ensures project success.