With the cost-of-living crisis, the ‘great resignation’ and the energy crisis all building momentum, HR and business leaders need to go above and beyond to keep their teams motivated and engaged. The importance of fostering a healthy business culture It’s well known that a people-first workplace culture leads to a more productive workforce and better […]
Still plagued by rampant resignations at the tail-end of the pandemic, many companies are scrambling for ideas to help improve their employee retention. Employee recognition programs are among the most popular solutions, considering that a lack of appreciation is often cited as the most important reason workers are quitting and looking for other work. Indeed, […]
Joanna Swash, Group CEO of Moneypenny, looks into why big businesses should look to start-ups for some advice on how to become a business of the future. Established corporations spanning the globe may seem a world apart from small start-ups, yet, in today’s ever-changing business landscape, there are some important lessons that big business should […]
Professor Vlatka Ariaana Hlupic, Professor of Leadership and Management at Hult International Business School (Ashridge), explains how businesses, their leaders, and employees must adapt to changing times. The tsunami of change is coming. The world is changing rapidly, and it is up to us to change with it. Leaders, employees and organisations need to adopt an […]
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 […]
The success of a business (and subsequently, its CEO) tends to be judged on the basis of hard facts and numbers such as revenue, investment, product development, and innovation. These are certainly critical metrics – but if achieving success were really that simple, every business with the right assets on paper would experience exponential growth. […]
It is undeniable that strong leadership, strategic focus and exceptional client service are critical to business success. However, a strong company culture is the backbone of any world-class organisation and should be the ultimate objective for every CEO. Particularly for a professional services organisation, which focuses on people and relationships, there is nothing more important than […]
Keith Williams, President and CEO of UL, a global safety science company, discusses the impact of culture in driving business results and the impact of technology on globalization. What were your goals in driving change within UL when you became the company’s CEO and President 12 years ago? Twelve years ago, the sole objective […]
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