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Five for Theresa

Last month we introduced a new feature where a member of our team gives 5 answers to each of the 5 questions. This month we feature Operations Director, Theresa Durrant…

Your five favourite hobbies

1. Painting (acrylics/oils)

2. Amateur Photography

3. Reading (currently working my way through the classical collection at Waterstones)

4. Walking/Rambling

5. Recreational Cycling (when I get the chance)

 

Your five favourite songs

1. The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army (gets my feet tapping every time)

2. The Clash – Rock the Casbah (ditto on the feet thingy)

3. Adriano Celentano – L’Emozione non ha voce (for sentimental reasons)

4. Amy McDonald – This Pretty Face

5. The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black

 

Your five favourite books

1. The Mayor of Casterbridge – Thomas Hardy

2. The Time Traveller’s Wife – Audrey Niffenegger (the film is no substitute)

3. Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen (wondering if Pride and Prejudice and Zombies might be just as good!!)

4. Poems – W H Auden

5. Finally, any good crime thriller – there are too many to list, but Patricia Cornwall is a favourite

 

Your five favourite films

1. Kill Bill (both Volumes)

2. Pulp Fiction (there appears to be a theme going on here…)

3. 2001: A Space Odyssey

4. Dan in Real Life

5. Roman Holiday (mmm Gregory Peck)

6. Ooh ooh, can I have six…Mr Brooks

 

Your five favourite foods

1. Pasta dishes (in any form; lasagne, cannelloni, action-man bow tie with tomato and olives)

2. Most vegetables stir fried (being a vegetarian…that is only natural)

3. Crisps (are my weakness, but not the tortilla variety…yuck)

4. Pizza (with plenty of topping, including pineapple)

5. Savoy Cabbage (I just love it sautéed with some butter, lemon and seasoning…my mouth is watering already)

 

 


Teamworking communications: a beginner’s guide

The good people at BizGene recently approached ROD, asking for our thoughts on online collaboration.  Our Operations Director, Theresa Durrant happily penned a few thoughts for them.

Here’s a snippet from that article:

“There are two sides to communications within a working team. One is technological – there are huge amounts of productivity tricks and tips which work now because we have the technology available which simply wouldn’t have happened a few years back. The second is the ‘soft skills’ side, the people element. Both are vital.

Collaborating over the Internet has expanded dramatically since someone first had the idea. It is possible and very desirable to allow people to work on files and projects simultaneously.”

To read the full article, including Theresa talking about Google Docs and Chatter, just click here.

 


New video: How to answer money questions in an interview

Our latest video is now available for you to view, featuring Operations Director Theresa Durrant!

In this video Theresa talks about how to answer money questions in an interview.  It’s a subject that we know many people struggle with, especially when under pressure in a job interview.

We hope you find this video useful.