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We’ve all been there. When the pressure is high and the temptation to find fault with your bid colleagues is extremely tempting. This is the stage in the bid when the hard work has nearly all been done, the solution created, the interdependencies worked through, the financial model is coming together and the submission date is looming. There’s an […]
British Cycling has become one of the most celebrated UK sporting success stories from the last fifteen years and now Britain is considered to be one of the top cycling nations. The enormous successes in the Olympics in Beijing and London and the Tour de France were due to what Performance Director Dave Brailsford described […]
Meeting deadlines is imperative in the bid environment, although more often than not there seems to be a last minute rush to complete the submission and meet the deadline set. There are various methods that professionals use to try and combat this rush and improve productivity. This article by Alina Dizik explores the question – […]
It was another interesting session at last night’s APMP Guildford event, with Sarah Hinchliffe promoting the use of Aristotle’s three persuasive appeals within proposals. Following Nigel Thacker’s discussion of Machiavelli and rebidding last month, it was another example of how historical teachings can provide inspiration when writing compelling proposals. Sarah outlined each of the appeals, […]
You could lose public sector tenders if you do not disclose your company’s measures to comply with anti-slavery legislation. The law, which came into effect in October 2015 will affect commercial businesses with a turnover of £36m or more carrying out business in the UK. Those businesses will now have to prepare a slavery and […]
In the 2015 Salary Survey we highlighted the significant pay discrepancies between men and women. When taking an average across all roles, men earned 24% more than women (the difference was 29% in the 2012 Survey). Whilst some of the discrepancies were smaller when we analysed specific roles within our profession, the overall gulf in […]