Insights

Steve Ballmer came out on top by virtue of the 30,945 patents that Microsoft filed during his reign. Rank by patents per year, however, and IBM's Ginni Rometty (3,437 patents per year) leads the way.

Analysts at interactive investor, the UK’s second-largest digital investment platform, have put together a list of significant December stock market anniversaries plus notable events in the investment calendar for December 2018.

Mark Carney’s warning this morning that large parts of the economy are not ready for the Brexit deadline, regardless of the result, has sent shock-waves through the business community.

Activist investors have been in the news recently, with Edward Bramson’s activist investment fund making it clear that as one of Barclays’ biggest shareholders, it wants to have a say in future strategy and in appointing a new chairman.

The power of networking and the benefits of learning from your peers is no great secret. Since the dawn of time in business, we know as leaders ourselves, that building strong relationships with people is an extremely valuable use of time…

We have heard these things many times: “it is all about the network” and “who you know matters more than what you know.” In today’s professional world, networking is the most important skill. People who can develop, scale, maintain and…

There are a number of different ways to run a business, and it takes a careful balance of different factors. Do you lead with your personality? Your sense of management? Honesty and humility, or being brash and bold? Lead with…

Ian Murrin is the CEO and Founder of Digiterre, a software consultancy that enables technological and organisational change for many of the world’s leading organisations - be they commodity or energy traders, banks or investment managers,…

Personal data has never been more valuable for business executives. CEOs and business leaders across the globe are pushing their teams to take advantage of the enormous opportunities that data provides, from creating hyper-targeted…

It wasn’t long ago that companies required employees to retire at 65, but this trend is declining as the population ages, myths about cognitive function are being overturned and recognition grows about the contribution brought by older…

In an ideal world, the boardroom should be a place where the brightest and best minds from across an organisation come together to exchange ideas, solve problems and ultimately drive the business forward. In reality, it is often a toxic…

Running a successful company takes a lot of work. There are so many different factors that must perfectly coalesce to create a compelling brand or product that consumers want to purchase, and many executives recognise that the multitude of…