CEO

This week, Japanese investment bank Nomura Holdings Inc. announced the departure of longstanding CEO Koji Nagai.

For decades work has become dehumanised, with employees treated as tools or assets rather than people. A result of business leaders placing economics, management theory and organisational psychology centre stage.

It wasn’t that long ago that a CEO could accurately extrapolate future scenarios drawn from past experiences. Today, experience no longer has the same value because the world is changing so rapidly.  

This month, we had the pleasure to connect with Michelle Mitchell OBE who joined Cancer Research UK as CEO in November 2018.

Last month, McDonald’s shockingly fired its celebrated CEO Steve Easterbrook for a “consensual relationship” with an employee, sending shockwaves around the business world. Colin D. Ellis delves into the issue and discusses the importance…

What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. One hand washes another. You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours. The notion of mutual benefits is part of our lexicon for a very good reason: There’s a lot of truth in it.

Within the past decade the workplace as we knew it, is no more. Driven by evolving technology and the need for workplaces to become more digital, organisations are placing collaboration at the heart of their businesses.

As a CEO you are always conscious of the arrow of disruption heading towards your business, and if you’re lucky you will see it before it’s too late.

Forward-thinking CEOs understand one thing that others don’t, creating a vibrant employee experience is the number one contributor to organisational success.

Almost all CEOs have a set a purpose for their organisation, but their commitment to and use of it varies considerably from company to company.