Team Insights: Embracing neurodiversity and harnessing unique skillsets in the workplace I thought I would take a break from my usual tasks to make myself a cuppa and wish all my fellow neurodiverse friends, family, colleagues, clients and contacts a very happy Dyslexia Awareness Week and… Read more
Team Insights: Wellbeing is not just good for your health, but good for the bottom line too In today’s Spring Budget (Wednesday, March 15), Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce a series of measures to try to tackle current long term sickness rates in the UK. In the lead-up, the… Read more
Caption: Team Insights: Why SMEs will truly deliver a game changing Eden Project North There’s a lot of talk about Levelling Up and what that means. In this blog, our Strategic Director Kerry Doig homes in on Eden Project North and explores the significant social and economic impact it… Read more
Team Insights: Over 50 doesn't mean over the hill - why mid-lifers are in fact gold dust Solomons rounded off National Apprentice Week 2023 in the best way possible when our very own Carl Wright brought home the Postgraduate Apprentice of the Year Award from the University College of… Read more
Caption: Team Insights: ‘Mind over matter’ – Dom on why age isn’t an issue in today’s workplace “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” Mark Twain. I love this quote – and not just because (unbelievably!) I’m now firmly in the over 50s category. And it… Read more
Team Insights: Kerry Doig on why we should KISS more to reach infinity and beyond! I’ve been reading a lot lately about being a ‘busy fool’ - a slave to the ping-ping-ping of smartphone notifications and the world of ‘always on’ distraction. It’s struck a chord - a very loud but… Read more
Caption: Solomons commits to attaining ISO 45003: Psychological Health and Safety at Work Solomons has begun the journey to attaining ISO 45003: Psychological Health and Safety at Work. Our Strategic Director Kerry Doig outlines why this is crucial to our people and business the uncertain… Read more
Caption: Team insights: time to reflect and accept we’re all on a lifetime apprenticeship The sad news last week on the passing of HRH Queen Elizabeth II has given us all cause to reflect. For myself, I confess, the end of this Royal era has made me do just that – and in a way that’s not… Read more
Team Insights: Developing the next generation of high-performing Quantity Surveyors Solomons Europe, like many businesses, is operating within an industry facing a significant skills shortage. As an SME, we are acutely aware that if we and our profession are to thrive, we need to… Read more
Team insights: Driving performance through a passion for people Solomons Europe’s dedicated People and Performance team has and continues to be crucial to continued growth of the business and its talented, driven and passionate employees. In this blog to coincide… Read more
Team Insights: Now's the time for one giant leap from the construction industry In 1962, President John F Kennedy visited NASA headquarters and introduced himself to a janitor with a broom by asking him “What are you doing?”, with the (now infamous) reply “I’m helping put a man… Read more
Confronting Goliath: our bold response to tackling the skills shortage The challenge is clear: tackle the skills shortage and prevent what is described in Building Magazine this week as the "existential threat to some British construction firms". The call to arms is… Read more