Aug 29Leading through DigitalRachel Neaman and Steve Westgarth had the good future fortune to meet at a recent meeting of the digital non-executive directors network. Steve is the Global Head of Engineering at Haleon where he focusses on the development of applications that enable Haleon drive forward its mission of enabling Global Healthcare…Leadership8 min readLeadership8 min read
Jun 30Definition of DigitalRich Corbridge (CDIO at DWP) and Steve Westgarth (Global Head of Engineering at Haleon) Writing our first collaboration together about the thing that connects us the most our views on how people work together and what is needed to drive change and behaviours, Steve and Rich have enjoyed being colleagues…Digital7 min readDigital7 min read
Jun 7From Melodies to Methodologies: Lucy’s Transformation from Music to Software EngineeringAt first glance, the intricate world of music may seem starkly different from the complex realm of software engineering. However, as our former Haleon team member, Lucy, has proven, these two fields share a surprising number of similarities. …Tech4 min readTech4 min read
Jun 7Apple Vision Pro: A Game-Changing Innovation Unleashed at WWDC 2023As an avid Apple enthusiast, I have eagerly followed the annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) events, waiting for the moment when Apple unveils its latest breakthroughs. The WWDC 2023 keynote left me awestruck with its incredible lineup of innovations, but there was one announcement that truly stole the show for…AI3 min readAI3 min read
Mar 13, 2022The Engineering LeaderThe Engineering Leader is a brand new podcast that I launched today with my first guest Adam Rush, Technical Director at Stream talking about Developing for iOS. …Engineering3 min readEngineering3 min read
Jan 6, 2022A Great Place to WorkJanuary 2022 brings with it mixed emotions for me as I prepare to leave my role as Head of Engineering at Boots and move onto pastures new (more on that very soon). …Reflections4 min readReflections4 min read
Oct 13, 2021Beyond MoneyLast week I took the Engineering Team at Boots off site for an away day. …Innovation4 min readInnovation4 min read
Sep 7, 2021An ordinary weekLeadership is a topic close to my heart. I have (and will) always make a conscious effort to be the best leader I can be; sometimes its important to remind yourself what great leadership is about. In some ways the last 7 days have just been an ordinary week; but…Leadership6 min readLeadership6 min read
Mar 18, 2021Out with the old ….A little thing happened today …. I say it is a little thing but to me and my colleagues at Boots it is actually quite a big thing. Today we launched the new www.boots.com homepage and our new CMS Adobe Experience Manager (AEM). In the grand scheme of things this…Digital Transformation7 min readDigital Transformation7 min read
Published inEngineering Leadership Network·Mar 15, 2021Why Agency Agile Is BrokenCountless books have talked about why organisations need to adopt an agile way of working; the promise of delivering value faster and ensuring that the customer ultimately gets what they want because they can change their mind and reprioritise requirements is an alluring prospect. Unfortunately introducing an Agile way of…8 min read8 min read
