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Thank you for checking out our blog page. Our content is all about the most relevant and pressing issues concerning staffing and recruitment in the membership sector.  You'll also find numerous contributions from guest bloggers here.

If you're interested in adding to our blogs by contributing as a guest blogger, please drop Maura, our Marketing Director, an email, we'd love to hear from you.

The Membership Experience Test: What Happens When Half Your Team Is on Holiday?

The Membership Experience Test: What Happens When Half Your Team Is on Holiday?

A practical guide: your members won't stop needing support just because it's summer. Summer brings a welcome opportunity for staff to take a well-earned...

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The Summer Hiring Myth

The Summer Hiring Myth

Out of office, not out of top talent. Calendars become harder to coordinate. Out of Office messages start appearing. Recruitment plans get pushed back....

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Political Change, Strategic Opportunity: How Membership Organisations Can Lead Through Uncertainty

Political Change, Strategic Opportunity: How Membership Organisations Can Lead Through Uncertainty

Lobbying, leadership and talent during political change With the dust settling on Keir Starmer's recent resignation as both Prime Minister and Leader of...

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The Hardest Leadership Decision: Promote or Recruit?

The Hardest Leadership Decision: Promote or Recruit?

The real question isn't who deserves the role,it's what your organisation needs next. Few leadership decisions for any membership organsiation have the...

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Thinking About Recruiting This Summer? Here's Why Starting Early Can Help

Thinking About Recruiting This Summer? Here's Why Starting Early Can Help

What summer really means for recruitment in the membership sector. Every June, we find ourselves having the same conversation with membership...

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Could a Fractional Hire Be the Answer to Your Skills Gap?

Could a Fractional Hire Be the Answer to Your Skills Gap?

Need the skills, not the headcount? Why more membership organisations are adding fractional talent to their workforce mix. For years, the traditional...

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Imposter Syndrome in Membership: The Hidden Challenge We Need to Talk About

Imposter Syndrome in Membership: The Hidden Challenge We Need to Talk About

Different job titles and generations, same inner critic? "Confidence isn't walking into a room believing you're better than everyone else. It's walking in...

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Has the Role of Finance Changed Forever in Membership Organisations?

Has the Role of Finance Changed Forever in Membership Organisations?

The most influential peopleshaping your organisation's future may not sit in membership, commercial or operations. They may sit in finance. The most...

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Protecting Member Trust in an Increasingly Digital World

Protecting Member Trust in an Increasingly Digital World

Cyber security and membership: is your greatest risk technology or talent? Membership organisations hold some of the most valuable data in the UK....

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Is the Psychology of Membership Changing?

Is the Psychology of Membership Changing?

Understanding what motivates individuals and industries to join, stay and engage has never been more important. In an era of tighter budgets, competing...

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The Membership Sector Can Feel Tight-Knit... So, How Do You Navigate Workplace Challenges?

The Membership Sector Can Feel Tight-Knit... So, How Do You Navigate Workplace Challenges?

The membership sector thrives on relationships, but what happens when those relationships become challenging? Spend any time in the membership sector and...

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Has Gen Z Left The Chat?

Has Gen Z Left The Chat?

Because if Gen Z isn't joining the conversation, we may soon find ourselves talking to increasingly empty rooms. When we talk about attracting Gen Z,...

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