With three decades of experience in international management and entrepreneurship, Christian is on a mission to establish Intelligent Fluids as the global pioneer in smart physical cleaning. Supporting 10 of the 17 SDGs of the UN, the company has the potential to replace aggressive solvents and dangerous cleaning chemicals in industrial volume markets such as […]
At managerial level, in particular, there are two different personality types: the ‘cuddly,’ harmony-seeking boss who would prefer everybody to agree on everything, and who above all wants to be liked by his or her staff; and the tough, success-oriented executive who is quite prepared to put up with significant clashes of interest within the […]
Both Marx and Bezos were big proponents of 'constant revolution', a mindset which too few of the C-suite reflect today. In a world where everything is digital, it isn't enough to merely seek to overthrow the established norms (Marx) or sell a few books before scaling to sell literally anything (Bezos). Constant revolution, not project-based […]
As reported by the World Economic Forum: "The double disruption caused by automation and the pandemic is likely to displace 85 million jobs by 2025. Among those set to remain in their roles, 50% will need reskilling by 2025." The impact of the pandemic and increased automation is going to continue to rumble through organisations […]
Not all presenteeism is apparently bad news. ‘Functional presenteeism’, where working whilst unwell does not actually further compromise their health, can have a positive effect on an employee’s psychological wellbeing. The employer would, however, still need to assess whether the work or workloads poses a risk to the employee‘s health and consider adjusting work/workloads to […]
Ten years ago, I winced as I sat in the audience and heard the CEO get up and talk about “BLT”. That really did happen. In the UK, that acronym stands for a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich.
Arkaba - an outback wildlife conservancy in South Australia Arkaba, one of the Luxury Lodges of Australia, is a wildlife conservancy and beautiful homestead (sleeping ten in five gorgeous rooms) set in 60,000 acres of awe-inspiring Aussie outback in the Flinders Ranges. An easy five-hour drive north from the vineyard city of Adelaide via the […]
Over the past few months, music catalogues have been trading hands heavily as musicians, such as Bob Dylan and John Legend have been selling the publishing rights to their songs. We explore why music royalties are becoming so attractive in the current market environment, delving into the investment side of the music industry.
Whether it’s in the way we live, shop, eat and even travel - this is becoming part of our everyday. Alongside this shift, we are also seeing people starting to change how they invest their money, contributing to the rise of "ethical investing". People are naturally deterring, at both the corporate and individual level, from […]
But with many leaders struggling to contend with changes and predictions on global impact and economic shocks, the strain of the pandemic is taking its toll. Of course, this is not just limited to the virus, as Brexit, global political uncertainty and the long-term impact of the economic cost on government finances all raise major […]
This month, we had the pleasure to connect with Dennis M. Postema - a Registered Financial Consultant, Certified Life and Business Coach, Certified Personal Trainer and Health Coach and the founder of over a dozen of successful businesses, which stemmed from his first company – Postema Insurance & Investments.
Sugi is the UK’s first app to track the carbon impact of investments. How did you come up with the idea? My background is a combination of corporate finance and sustainability. At the start of my career, I structured private investment funds. Then I worked with several global green finance organisations, helping the private sector invest […]
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