Relationships are at the heart of what we do, and we'd love to talk to you in 2024 about what you're looking for from a new role.  There's no need to change yourself - come as you are, and shout from the rooftops about your achievements.  Now's the perfect time. 

It's something of a cliche, isn't it, to talk about our literary heroines as being brave.  Fearless. Determined.  But it's been a long time since we've come across a protagonist like Elizabeth Zott.  An utterly deadpan trailblazer, Elizabeth is punished for the cardinal sin of being herself in the face of society's attempts to turn her into someone else. 

'Tis the season to be jolly!  And here at 9-2-3, Christmas has really taken off.  One team member has had her tree up since mid-November…

When we were children, we wanted heroes and heroines. Someone to look up to.  Someone to show us how to move through the world and save the day.  But, you know, time passed.  Life happens.  We found our own heroines in our everyday lives.  Our sisters.  Our friends. Our colleagues. 

In recent years, menopause in the workplace has become something of an – excuse the pun – hot topic. A report published last year by the cross-party Women and Equalities Committee revealed that the UK is “haemorrhaging talent” in the workplace as a result of menopausal symptoms – and of the stigma, lack of support and discrimination that can sometimes follow in their wake.

It was, as always, wonderful to see so many of the fantastic companies we work with or know at our "Flex: A Whole New World" event.  As well as listening to some truly inspirational speakers, we had the chance to talk to many of you about the future of your businesses and how you see the world of flex moving forwards. 

We all know that slightly bittersweet sense that the summer is drawing to a close.  We try desperately to cling on to the last few weeks, pretending against all odds that the long evenings will continue forever.  That the days are still full of promise.  But we know, deep down, that time is marching on.  September is upon us, and with it, a whisper of change is in the air.