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Acts of Kindness that Humanise the CEO
At times, it can feel like the CEO and the company they run are one and the same. The CEO title becomes synonymous with the idea of corporate ideals, profit margins, daily proceedings and the success that is continuously sought after. An…
How Can Your Business Develop an Effective CSR Strategy?
It is difficult to imagine a successful business today that does not make an active effort to engage with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
How Open Data can Address World Hunger
Why the Agricultural Sector Needs to be at the Centre of Governmental Plans as we Move Swiftly Towards a Digital Economy
Today, approximately 795 million people across the globe do not have access to enough food to live a healthy and…
An Activist Investor: Friend or Foe?
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.
Salesforce CEO Benioff Buys Time Magazine
Salesforce CEO, Marc Benioff, is buying highly-respected US magazine Time for £145.3 million ($190m).
The magazine is currently owned by media group Meredith Corporation, who have been attempting to sell Time since they purchased its…
The Perks of Paperless Processes
Businesses are more conscious than ever of their impact on the environment. And with studies estimating an annual spend for companies of around $8 billion a year to manage their paper usage, digital alternatives are looking more and more…
Tweet of the Week: Elon Musk Saves Thai Children, or Does He?
This week our Tweet of the Week has to be the controversial or inspiring (depending on which side of the fence you sit) tweet from Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk as he attempted to assist with the Thai Cave rescue operation by developing a…
Here’s Why Inclusion & Diversity in the Workplace is a Big Deal
There has been much discussion recently around inclusion and diversity in the workforce with high-profile campaigns such as the gender pay gap really driving the issue forward. The result has been a genuine effort and momentum to move…
Elon Musk: Master of Illusion?
Elon Musk is a phenomenon. He is viewed by many as the CEO of the future: a visionary constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible both in engineering and business. But is the man who has convinced numerous investors to entrust him…
Do Millennials and Ethics Make Good Business?
John Knights, Chairman of LeaderShape Global is the lead author of “Leading Beyond the Ego: How to Become a Transpersonal Leader”, published March 2018 by Routledge. Below John explains to CEO Today the fragile relationship between…