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Bensons for Beds is the UK’s largest bed retailer selling a diverse range of beds, mattresses and bedroom furniture across its 170+ stores and online. https://www.clearrockprojects.co.uk/articles daily 0.75 2025-07-24 https://www.clearrockprojects.co.uk/articles/the-8am-parking-lot monthly 0.5 2025-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673b1018fe49fc00992829ee/e707ba5b-6ac1-4281-91f3-6d3066942b3f/1738597362465.jpg Articles - The 8am Parking Lot - "If you’re not in by 8 AM, you’re not getting a space." Seven years ago, I led an office consolidation project that seemed straightforward: reduce three buildings to two, cut costs, improve space efficiency. We had it all planned out. The logistics were in place, the technology was ready, and we'd even considered the impact on hybrid working. We'd created rotas, shuffled seating plans, and designed collaboration spaces. 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How many times are we sold on a gadget because it looks cool, or you believe the marketing hype that it will somehow make you happier? Someone close to you might ask, ‘do you really need it?’ Often the truthful answer, accompanied by a shrug is, ‘well no, but who cares about needs?’ https://www.clearrockprojects.co.uk/articles/transformation-and-bau monthly 0.5 2025-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/673b1018fe49fc00992829ee/e7ba2217-0f62-46e3-b1ba-d0aba187444e/Tightrope.jpg Articles - Transformation & BAU - How do you balance transformation activities and BAU when you have a few key components and people who are critical to both? 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