The desired attributes and expectations of a non-executive director (NED) are various, and can often depend on factors such as sector or size of business.
Presenting is a skill you learn again and again as your role and what’s being presented changes, however, in a world of data and numbers, presenting has become a burdensome but necessary part of your CEO role.
When you’ve got a million and one things to do, it’s often easier to throw a meeting in the diary and assume your problem will be fixed. But without proper planning, that doesn’t happen, and you just end up more frustrated.
When LifeWorks was acquired by Morneau Shepell in August, the deal was a validation of the business strategy and all the hard work that’s gone into making that vision a reality. We’re in the business of helping create healthier, happier, more productive people, and I couldn’t very well promote or sell that business if I […]
Any modern, savvy and on-trend business owner undoubtedly has the evolution of tech at the forefront of their thoughts (amongst the many other issues occupying their minds, of course). The challenge for us all, however, is knowing where to invest resources. Every leader is researching an array of bottom-line-impacting software developments tailored to their industry, […]
Innovation is not a word that should be used frivolously. However, in recent years it has become a throwaway term that is frequently applied in reference to a product, act, or outcome. Few people use innovation to describe a continuous cycle or collective – a culture. In my experience, innovation as a culture is a […]
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 – serving their customers. For your creation to be a success, you need […]
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 selling houses and after losing everything, he reinvented his business. Apart from sailing across […]
Prevailing wisdom holds that banks are officious and sluggish, while tech startups are quick and nimble. The two business models–and those who work within them–have little in common. Prevailing wisdom is wrong: in reality, the skills necessary to be successful in both spaces often overlap. Last year, after 15 years at Morgan Stanley, I made […]
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 factors have influenced this change, including mounting pressure from investors to deliver not just financial results, but […]
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 March 2019, and the reality of keeping a foot in the […]
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