Jun 17A New Path to COOFor the last 5 or so years I’ve actively been on the path to COO. I don’t mean, “in retrospect I now see I’d been on this path all along”, I mean I have had a post-it note above my desk with a checklist for years… I could see that…Chief Operating Officer9 min read
Mar 11The Legal Implications of Remote Working Cross-BorderI wrote my law school dissertation on a very niche area of law which interests me a lot, and perhaps interests you too. — 12 months ago now — Jesus— I was just wrapping up my dissertation for my Senior Status LLB. I’m really pleased to say the submission went well, and I’m now a proud holder of a First Class Honours Bachelor of Laws. Go me. Over the last year I have promised…Legal25 min read
Mar 10, 2021Compensation | Part III: Whereby’s Way to PayThis is the last post in my three-part series on compensation frameworks. If you haven’t already, I suggest you go here and read the first. Equally, if you have read the first one but haven’t had a chance to read the second yet — well, I think you should also…Compensation7 min read
Feb 18, 2021Compensation | Part II: Building A Consistent CalculatorTwo weeks ago I posted the first of a three-part series on compensation, this is the second part. 🚨 If you haven’t already, I suggest you go here and read the first. When Gitlab’s salary calculator page went private a few months ago, I had a fearful peer reach out…Compensation11 min read
Feb 6, 2021Compensation | Part I: Approaching Pay (a bit) like PricingIf there is an industry wide-open for disruption it is that of compensation. Reward and remuneration hasn’t evolved much beyond the world of excel, salary surveys, and legacy finance systems. This is the first post in a three-part series on how to build a really bloody good compensation framework. 💸 …People Management9 min read
Nov 25, 2020How to hire lots of people exactly like you.Because you know you are fucking awesome, bro. Everyone keeps harping on about diversity. It never ends, am I right? YOU got where you are by pulling up your OWN bootstraps. You worked hard at school to get into the Russell Group Uni your dad went to. And sure it’s somewhat beneficial to your interests that he makes…Hiring5 min read
Aug 21, 2020Distributed Working is the Greatest Lever for DE&I 🌍If you wield it for good, not evil. — “I don’t think we should lower the bar” If you’re reading this post I imagine you already know why this sentence is perhaps the laziest possible excuse for not prioritising DEI. Actually — the laziest is probably preceded by “if it ain’t broke...” If there is one thing 2020 has…People Operations8 min read
Aug 2, 2020A Quick Word to our Agency Recruiter Friends…Disclaimer: This post assumes that if you’re reading you must be a recruiter who is inquiring into working on recruiting into our team at Whereby. If you’re a job seeker, or keen to apply for roles with our team, this won’t be particularly helpful for you, and we’d suggest you…6 min read
Aug 1, 2020People Ops as a Product 🚀In my experience, there are two sides to my job; People Operations — and — Human Operations. When I first started my career there was also (and still stereotypically) quite a lot of Administrative Operations but I am pleased to say our days of scanning contracts and manually adding data…People Operations8 min read
Jun 18, 2019On being BOLDBuilding a culture of inclusion. Welcoming challenging voices. Being better because of our difference. — In advertising, we know the best work is an egregious mix of simple truth, a bold voice, and a unique insight into the deeper human condition. Advertising which tells you what you want to hear isn’t powerful; advertising that tells it like it really is, makes you reconsider your position…Diversity10 min read
