Since 2006 I have been advising clients facing the ordeal of a political selection interview. I like to keep my advice positive and upbeat but I’ve seen a lot of howlers committed, some more often than others. One error might not lose it for you but several together will guarantee you another rejection letter. The […]
If Brexit is frustrating the British public at the moment, just imagine how it feels if you work in and around Westminster. Everything has ground to a juddering halt as MPs and Peers wrestle with trying to find a solution to Brexit that they can agree on. As we have seen in recent weeks they […]
Nobody quite knows how the Brexit impasse will end. But whether we leave on the 12th April, stay for a short while or have a further long extension, one thing is clear. The UK will be heading for a General Election a lot sooner than 2022. Parliamentary parties and structures have broken down in an […]
Barndoor Strategy’s Roger Evans gives his advice on interview planning. Most interviewees don’t look forward to the ordeal. They view it as a series of hurdles – an opening presentation, an easy first question, a tough question, a sneaky question, some final questions, then they are over the finishing line. The problem with this approach […]
Barndoor Strategy’s Roger Evans writes…. One of my first encounters with Boris Johnson came shortly after he was elected Mayor of London in 2008. In the absence of the then Conservative Group Leader, I was summoned to the top floor to brief the Mayor on the political views of colleagues. After I had been […]
Roger leads Barndoor Strategy’s executive coaching team. He has advised government ministers, senior managers and clients facing tough interviews, critical presentations and crisis management situations. How did you develop your own skills? In my early twenties I had a sales job in the City. To be frank, I wasn’t a very strong salesman but I […]