The internet has changed a lot since 12-year-old me was throwing together HTML and CSS files via FTP to make websites almost 20 years ago. Back then, WordPress was the king of content management. Web 2.0 was in its ascendancy. And the concept of a ‘responsive’ web as we know it today barely existed, not least because the iPhone wasn’t to be announced until 2007....

The mobile apps we work on at Lloyds Banking Group are already some of the best rated in the industry, with an average app store rating of over 4.6 stars. But we know there’s more we can do. That’s why we’re on an exciting journey this year to make the app experience even better for customers and supercharge our mobile-first strategy....

Since May 2022, I’ve been on the Senior Leader Apprenticeship with Henley Business School. Yesterday evening — 21 months and 45,052 words later — I submitted my final assignment to the Chartered Management Institute ahead of my live assessment day later this month. As it’s National Apprenticeship Week, I thought I’d share some thoughts as I pause for breath and look back…...

If you know me, you’ll know I live by my Apple Watch. For 4.5 years, I’ve worn it pretty much every single day. It’s my single biggest motivator. There are 3 goals to achieve each day: Move (active calories burned), Exercise (minutes of brisk activity), and Stand (hours with at least a minute of standing). I take these pretty seriously: I’ve hit my Move goal 96% of the time — 1559 out of 1629 days — and Exercise and Stand 93% of the time....

As an EV owner, thinking consciously about my consumption is important to me both in terms of cost and in order to support the transition to cleaner vehicles. And I was recently inspired to think more about my own energy use at home. My provider, Octopus Energy, offer a number of things that we make use of: 100% renewable energy across all tariffs, which is a good starting point!...