Energy & Utilities Archives - The Norman Broadbent Group

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Diversity: do it now, do it right

During 2020, Norman Broadbent’s Energy & Utilities Practice again successfully delivered numerous searches at Operational and Group Leadership levels. Without fail, during every briefing session, clients have asked for a focus on diversity as well as meeting the very strict criteria in terms of functional...

November 19, 2020

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Power – Gas – Water: Are you an ‘appreciator’ or ‘complainer’?

My father turned 70 recently and we took a trip to Cornwall to celebrate. Anyone who has visited Cornwall will recognise the beautiful surroundings across the South-Western region of the UK. One afternoon whilst admiring the landscape, Dad randomly said, “It’s a shame it has to...

September 17, 2020

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Offshore Wind

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July 28, 2020

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De-risking Succession

Most if not all businesses have at some point considered succession planning … after all it is critical when attempting to establish business sustainability. Yet, many fail to implement their plans fully or just lose interest. This surprises me considering it should be one of...

March 5, 2020

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The Value of the Middle Manager

Norman Broadbent is probably best known for executive and Board-level search. This is hardly surprising having successfully advised clients for over 40 years in this space. Over recent years however an increasing number of clients are asking for our help elsewhere in their organisation. It...

January 29, 2020

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Norman Broadbents new partnership

Norman Broadbent Group partners with UN Women UK Leading London-listed Professional Services firm, The Norman Broadbent Group plc, has entered into a partnership with UN Women UK, the UK arm of the UN agency for gender equality, to support the vision of a more equal, inclusive...

December 9, 2019

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Identifying long-term talent in the UK water sector

With an upcoming election potentially dictating radical changes, it’s an unsettling time in the UK water sector as we approach AMP7. The potential of nationalisation, aligned with competition for talent across other major infrastructure sectors (think rail, airports and energy) makes it difficult to know...

December 4, 2019

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Talent cross-pollination in the power sector

I’ve previously expressed my view that a balance between nuclear and other renewable sources such as wind and solar should be embraced and accepted. However, the nature of these solutions vary considerably. Take Hinkley Point C for instance; project timescales will slip, costs will spiral,...

October 17, 2019