Why flexible means exceptional
The benefits of flexible working to the consultant are self-evident – autonomy, empowerment, personal and professional fulfilment, to name but a few. And yet, the benefits of an agile workforce are no less momentous or transformative for clients. When you choose to work with the difference collective, flexible really does mean exceptional, and here’s why… […]
The value of ‘getting the job done’ virtually
Longer ago than I care to calculate, my father took me to his office as part of his company’s “bring your child to work” initiative with the hope that it might open my eyes to the real world. The details of the day escape me, but what I do remember as an impressionable teenager, was […]
How can freelancers prepare for the GDPR?
The GDPR has been a hot topic with the Collective in recent months. And rightly so. With the enforcement date rapidly approaching, the GDPR is going to affect all business owners – whether you are a freelancer, agency or global pharma company. So we should all be preparing now to ensure our compliance. We’ve been […]
Commitment trounces bricks and mortar
One of the biggest challenges faced by any independent consultant is the perception that we are in some way less committed, professional and reliable than our employed counterparts. As someone who puts her heart and soul into every task assigned to her, this erroneous perception cuts deep. And I am not alone. Some of the […]
A curious journey!
When we launched The Difference in June 2017, I wrote about a huge lesson I learned in a year outside the industry, and that was that complacency is the thief of time! It’s way too easy to get absorbed by our all too busy lives, I know I certainly was as a furiously list-centric, […]
