How do you and your managers lead their staff? There is a host of leadership styles that we can adopt in the workplace. However, some work far better than others. So, how do you know which is the best for your organisation? Many employers and supervisors are getting on board with a form of leadership […]
In the UK, only four percent of businesses manage to celebrate and survive past their 10th birthday, and given the recent high street turmoil, this number is likely set to drop further. As a result, we are witnessing an increasing number of businesses looking for turnaround and restructuring solutions and specialists to breathe new life […]
Business plans – like all plans – can go awry when events beyond the control of the business owner disrupt the everyday routine. Such disruptions could be because of a dip in the economy, a natural disaster that creates havoc, a shift in the public’s buying habits, or new technology that can do what you […]
Andrew Schaap is the CEO of Aligned Energy, an infrastructure technology company that offers colocation and build-to-scale solutions to cloud, enterprise, and managed service providers. Their intelligent infrastructure allows them to deliver data centers like a utility—accessible and consumable as needed. By reducing the energy, water and space needed to operate, their data center solutions […]
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 […]
Leadership is something we practice in different moments of our careers: whether you are heading up a project, leading a team or becoming a manager. Below Luis Alvarez Satorre, author of Becoming a 3D CEO explains his thoughts on the three dimensions of leadership. I have found that, to be successful, you should master a […]
Business exhibitions remain a hugely value asset to any marketing plan. Here, Aaron Inglethorpe of Discount Displays explains for CEO Today why investment in exhibitions is only set to grow in response to clearer trackability and more integrated campaign strategies. In a report back in 2016, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR)’s 2016 Index […]
Time. Who has a minute to think about that anymore? Very few of us, probably. Least of all start-ups. If you own a company which is just getting off the ground, you must give time its right value. This is when you can set your own rules and values. Below Andy Bolter, creative partner at […]
Like businesses in every industry, technology-based companies are constantly subject to change. If anything, because of the very nature of their business, tech companies face changes that are more frequent, more rapid and often more dramatic. Below Geir Bryn-Jensen, CEO at Nevion, discusses the essentials of R&D and the differentiation between the R and the […]
Pony Ma is one of the richest people on the planet. He created Tencent, China's tech colossus and one of the ten largest companies in the world. But few signs in his early years suggest that he would become such a success.
It’s no doubt that many CEO's find it difficult to balance work and pleasure, especially at a time when their financial success should enable them to do so. Leaders in the UK appear to be more conflicted than in other cultures; they know they should be spending more time with families or pursuing a hobby […]
As the dust settles, GDPR should be a springboard for progress. Here Richard Acreman, Partner at WM Reply, discusses the challenges involved in complying with GDPR and how right now these challenges are presented as an opportunity to grow and succeed. For some companies, the words "post-GDPR" have come to be read as "post-apocalypse". Threats of […]
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