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How to make 2024 the year you tackle the big talent shortage

As part of our series on practical business leadership advice for 2024, we’ve put together four steps you can take this year, to make your organisation more effective in its recruitment and retention, and to tackle another common issue: lack of diversity in the team

Emily Hill • Founder and CEO

12th February 2024 • 5 minute read

AI: Four things every technology leader should do in 2024

Despite dominating the headlines there’s still plenty of uncertainty around exactly what you should be doing with AI. Here are four practical steps, we think you should focus on in 2024.

Ric Hill • Founder and CTO

26th January 2024 • 5 minute read

CSR 2023 Round-up

2023 was a busy year for our CSR Team, from launching The Ghyston Foundation, to continuing our pro-bono work, Suzie explores the highlights in this blog.

Suzie Brown • Software Developer

15th January 2024 • 2 minute read

Tech News Roundup

Here are the tech news stories that have caught our eye over the last couple of weeks.

Mia Harris • Marketing and Social Media Executive

10th November 2023 • 1 minute read

Diary of a CTO: Ian Dorling, Thatchers

Hear from Ian Dorling, Head of IT at Thatchers about his experience of tech leadership in the South West and beyond.

Gemma Comley • Marketing Director

2nd November 2023 • 5 minute read

Sniffing Out Trouble: A Deep Dive into Code Smells and How to Address Them

Using real-world examples, we dissect common pitfalls in coding practices, offering insights into why they arise and how they can be mitigated. Whether you're reviewing, maintaining, or building from scratch, arm yourself with the knowledge to foster code that isn't just functional but also maintainable for the long haul.

Jake McKenna • Technical Consultant & Software Developer

20th October 2023 • 5 minute read

Why Having Product Designers and Developers In The Same Team Gives You Big Benefits

Our Lead Product Designer, Andrew, explores the benefits of having product designers and developers in the same team, and how it contributes to the overall success of a product.

Andrew Cox • Lead Product Designer

4th September 2023 • 3 minute read

Q2 Update from The Ghyston CSR Team

The CSR team look back on Q2 2023, including The FIFA Women's World Cup and our charity of the year progress.

Suzie Brown • Software Developer

24th July 2023 • 1 minute read

Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 Round Up

Last week (15th-21st May) was Mental Health Awareness Week, and our dedicated Mental Health First Aiders organised a jam-packed list of activities, here's what we got up to:

Mia Harris • Marketing and Social Media Executive

25th May 2023 • 2 minute read

Everything You Need To Know About Design Systems

Design systems are something I talk about every day! They have become a massive part of what I do as a product designer, and form a key part of Ghyston’s design and development process. I’m constantly singing their praises, and believe every brand and product should use a design system of some sort. Whether it’s slim or comprehensive, the benefits will be many.

Andrew Cox • Lead Product Designer

27th March 2023 • 5 minute read

Our Carbon Footprint Report

Climate change is a huge threat to humanity. At Ghyston, we are committed to reducing our impact on the natural environment and seeking opportunities to create positive change.

Dan Phipps • Managing Director

22nd March 2023 • 1 minute read

Reflections from our 'Leadership - Empowering equity, not just equality' event

For this year's International Women's Day theme of #EmbraceEquity, we were delighted to host a panel event with some brilliant Bristol Business Leaders to discuss all things equity, and how we can encourage more women into leadership roles. In this blog post, Emily shares her takeaways from each of the panellists.

Emily Hill • Founder and CEO

20th March 2023 • 2 minute read

CSR - Kicking off our Charity of the Year Partnerships

With the launch of the Ghyston Foundation, we are proud to announce our two charities of the year - Bristol North West Foodbank and Codebar. Read about what we've done so far for these two fantastic charities in this blog.

Suzie Brown • Software Developer

16th March 2023 • 2 minute read

Introducing the Ghyston Foundation

We are refreshing and refocussing our mission so we can make a bigger positive impact.

Ric Hill • Founder and CTO

30th January 2023 • 2 minute read

Our investigation into the LastPass Security Incident

Here is our response to the recent news of a security incident at LastPass and our recommendations of pre-emptive actions to keep your data safe.

Nickie Le Roy Chen • Head of Account Management

16th January 2023 • 3 minute read

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