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Take time for a mindful tea break (or coffee if that’s your cup of tea) In the busyness of work, a world that rewards speed and constant availability and [...]
We’ve been revisiting this wonderful book by Ian Sanders in the last few weeks. It's full of stories and inspiration to spark positive change, find more joy and fun [...]
We love Spring. Everything feels brighter, and it’s a season that quietly invites change. In bid world it’s easy to fall into familiar patterns. Reusing and reworking what you’ve [...]
It’s a familiar pattern in bid teams. The ITT lands and someone says, ‘we’ve done this before’. Same sector, similar scope, familiar questions. That’s usually when thinking starts to [...]
Case studies are one of the most important parts of the early bid stages. They’re where you move from promise to proof — demonstrating that you’ve delivered before and [...]
The world of bidding isn’t always easy. It can be intense, demanding, and make you want to tear your hair out. But, there is so much more to love [...]
2026 is set to be an exciting year in sports, with the Six Nations and Winter Olympics in full flow, here are the top sporting events we are looking [...]
Our February 'Bid Break' invitation is all about getting moving and boosting your brain At ShineX, many of us spend hours each day in front of screens, creating, collaborating, [...]
Another series of ‘The Traitors’ has finished, and this time - spoiler alert - a couple of Traitors won. Not by dominating the Round Table, but by reading the [...]
Great bids rarely start when the ITT lands. They start earlier, in the quiet. When others are taking it easy, long before anything’s been written, it’s time to get [...]
We made it through another year and it’s time to take a brief pause. It’s been a roller coaster year of bidding peaks and troughs. From rail and highways [...]
Keeping your bidding mojo and motivation with inspiration from the Stoics A few years ago we were introduced to the ‘Daily Stoic’ by Ryan Holiday, a gentle guide to [...]
