September at Fruition Group: Insights, Stories & Big Questions
01 Oct, 20255 mins
From leadership lessons to market insight, September gave us plenty to think about and celebrate. Here’s the month in review.
Ask the Recruiter: Joe Cox in the Hot Seat
Our Ask the Recruiter series returned with Joe Cox, Head of Practice & Cloud Specialist.
From busting myths about recruiters, to the font he swears makes a CV stand out, to the childhood belief he’s still holding onto… Joe’s answers didn’t disappoint.
Diary of a CIO: Jenny Wood, Skipton Building Group
Jenny Wood didn’t take a straight path into technology leadership. From call centres to HR, telco to financial services, her route to becoming Group CIO at Skipton has been anything but conventional.
In this episode of Diary of a CIO with Sarah Pawson, Jenny shares:
→ How leading in Australia vs the UK shaped her pace and priorities
→ Why fresh perspectives (yes, crisp packets included) make for sharper questions
→ The risk of swapping one process for another and how to avoid it
→ Why reducing work-in-progress created time for learning
→ Why technology’s real job is about people, not systems
It’s honest, practical and quietly inspiring – a reminder that leadership is shaped by what you try, what you learn, and how you help others grow.
Watch the full episode on YouTube
How Did We End Up Here?
It’s been a season of positive change at Fruition Group. We’ve moved at pace, made big shifts, and we’re excited about what’s ahead.
Powered Up Newsletter: Autonomous Last-Mile Delivery
The “last mile” is short in distance but long in inefficiency, often eating up half of delivery costs.
This month’s Powered Up explored how drones and delivery robots are beginning to re-engineer logistics.
We covered:
→ The companies racing to scale
→ The infrastructure and investment needed
→ Why workforce gaps, not hardware, may be the real bottleneck
Engineering Insights with Nexus
Rob Gelder sat down with Franc Lorenzetti, Director of Engineering at Nexus Rental, for a sharp Q&A on the challenges of hiring and building engineering teams.
Highlights included:
→ How to keep salaries competitive without making them the only hook
→ Perks that actually matter to engineers
→ Why data engineering talent is about to get even harder to find
→ The widening skills gap between engineers who embrace AI and those who don’t
Plenty to take away here if you’re hiring or building your own career in tech.
Quick Take: Fia Chandler
From CV red flags to interview fails, Fia Chandler, Delivery Consultant at Fruition Group, didn’t hold back in her Quick Take round.
Watch the clip for Fia’s rapid-fire answers, including her (less than) 5-word recruitment advice.
Case Study: Servita
Scaling a business at the cutting edge of science and technology requires speed, quality, and trust.
Rich Story, UK MD at Servita, shared how speed, quality, and trust turned one of their toughest challenges into a success.
Alongside him, Joe Cox, Head of Practice for Cloud at Fruition Group, explains how we supported Servita delivering quality candidates in under a week, and backing every hire with data and market insight.
Life at Fruition
What makes Fruition a great place to work? We asked the people who know best: our team.
Here’s what they had to say about values, environment, and the sense of progress that keeps us moving forward.
Check out what life’s like at Fruition
LinkedIn Tips with Kevin Harper
There’s a secret to making LinkedIn work harder for you…and Kevin Harper shared it.
Watch the clip to learn the first thing hiring managers look for once they’ve received your CV, plus how to make sure your profile brings it to life.
Talking Tech: Agentic AI
In this month’s Talking Tech, we break down how engineers are using AI agents as functional extensions of their teams and what businesses should be doing now to stay ahead.
From code review and bug triage to low-code tooling and CI support, this edition explores where agentic systems are making a real impact and what it means for hiring, delivery, and governance.
Wrapping Up September
This has been an exciting month that gave us new perspectives on leadership, tech, and hiring. As we roll right into October, we’ll be pushing those ideas further and shining a light on the people driving real change in our markets. Watch this space for what’s coming next!
