Pascal Soriot became CEO of the pharmaceutical multinational company in October 2012 and has since presided over a remarkable turnaround. Soriot led the revival of AstraZeneca’s reputation for research and development while rebuffing a takeover attempt by rival Pfizer worth $118 billion. Soriot studied veterinary medicine at the École Nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort at Maisons-Alfort in […]
Tony Lysak, Founder and CEO of The Software Institute, explores the pros and cons of remote working. The past year and a half has seen a severe and long-lasting impact on businesses that have had to adapt and overcome challenges to survive since the first Covid-19 lockdown in March 2020. Millions of employees in organisations […]
Staffan Göjeryd, CEO of Telia Carrier, considers what the last 16 months have meant for Telia Carrier, his team and for him, as he looks forward to the future as an independent company. The global economy and the telecom industry were put under incredible strain by the pandemic, and the value of our network as a […]
Jerry Mead, Managing Director at Mead&Co, discusses the future of workplace printing in the digital era. Over the last two decades, we’ve become more digitally inclined than ever before. Technology is now embedded in our lives, and the demand for constant innovation has resulted in regular newer, better products being brought to market, from […]
Simon Whatson, Vice President of Efficio Consulting, explains why teams must arm themselves with as much knowledge and skills as possible. Procurement has become something of a conundrum over the past 18 months. Amidst organisations’ pre-existing transformation efforts to capitalise on globalisation and digitisation, the world suddenly became a lot smaller. For businesses in the […]
Lynne Darcey-Quigley, CEO and founder of Know-it, shares six tips for rebuilding your company's credit score in the wake of the pandemic. Post-pandemic financial management is likely to include an element of rebuilding for the vast majority of businesses – regardless of size. For many, this will mean rebuilding their credit score over the coming […]
Corinne Spencer and Antwoin Wall detail the importance of implementing a risk management strategy in the new world of work. For many, if not all employers, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the landscape of the workplace. Companies such as Facebook and Twitter have elected to transition to a full “work from home” business model for […]
Handshakes are back from the dead. Non-virtual meetings, too. And water-cooler small talk – about the weather, the commute, or football – is set to make a triumphant return.
A remarkable thing occurred when Jan David Winitz was pivoting his business in the face of COVID-19 restrictions that altered how he had traditionally worked with his clients. He ended up reinventing it. With great success. We hear all about it below.
The crisis has placed a huge financial burden on companies threatening to undo the good investment of recent years. The economic hit to the UK so far has been estimated at £192 billion by the OBR, with the figure reaching £7.7tn globally (Asian Development Bank). This huge downturn in the economy has hammered the budgets […]
There hasn’t been a more chaotic time, on a global scale, than the past six months, as we all adapted to life in a pandemic. But, with this chaos has come opportunity and while thousands of businesses have suffered in the crisis, there are some, both big and small, that have grown, pivoted, developed and […]
James Cluskey, business owner and tennis coach for Richard Branson, reflects on the lessons taught to him by renowned business leaders and the similarities he has found between business and sport.
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