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Will There Be Another Apple?
By Louisa Rochford
Apple Inc. reached a valuation of one trillion dollars in August of this year, the first of this phenomenon in history. At the time, the company was in tight competition with Amazon, both vying for this…
Don’t Fall in Love with your Robot
When building a new product or business, it’s all too easy to feel like it’s your baby. Blinded by the love for their carefully crafted creation, entrepreneurs often become too involved in the creative process and lose sight of the end goal…
Are You Ready for the Future, Really?
Your favourite film was released when you were 15. The same goes for books. Games. Films. Well, statistically, anyway.
It’s been found that, if you’re of a certain age, you’ll remember things like Biff from Back to the Future, but won’t…
The Importance of Multi-tasking as a CEO
Starting his career at 16 as a nightclub doorman, Andy Scott now heads Rel Capital, a private investment company for businesses, which turned over £25 million in 2017 and is set to double this year. Scott became a millionaire at 26 by…
Breaking the Glass Ceiling
The term ‘glass ceiling’ was coined by Marilyn Loden, an American writer and management consultant, in 1978 during a panel discussion about women’s aspirations. Forty years on and businesses worldwide have made great strides when it comes…
The Building Blocks of a Digital Revolution
Slow and steady doesn’t always win the race – in some cases, revolutionary thinking and dramatic change are required. Currently, we are seeing huge upheavals in the digital world, both in industry-wide technology “uprisings” such as edge…
Coming Out of Isolation
Peter Rush, CEO of Formica Group, discusses the changing dynamics of the CEO role.
Traditionally considered a lonely position within a business, the role of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has evolved over the years. A variety of…
Why You Need to Believe in Brexit and Not Panic
CEOs all have one eye on Brexit. That seems to be the consensus when looking at what the heads of the largest multi-national corporations are saying in the media. We are now six months away from the deadline for negotiations at the end of…
Wealth Professionals Need to Communicate to Provide a More Valuable Client Experience
The athletes that made it to the 2018 winter games in PyeongChang, South Korea are elite in their respective events, but none of them can say they got to where they are by going it alone.
Turning an athlete into an Olympian requires…
How to Find Business Value in Trend Spotting
The answer lies in spotting when a trend turns into a cultural shift.
The saying goes that once you react to a trend it’s already too late. For businesses, where getting maximum bang for buck is the name of the game, detecting the next…