We often talk about leadership in this blog and the importance of having a strong CEO at the helm. But it’s equally important to have leaders elsewhere in the business in case they ever need to step up in an emergency. Succession planning is crucial to avoid stakeholders getting nervous if a sudden departure should [...]
read more >Despite international organisations liking to think they are truly global, with board members from around the world and a CEO who can hot-desk in any country, a recent report shows that the opposite is the reality. The biggest companies in the world prefer familiar faces and actually think provincially rather than globally. A recent study [...]
read more >Are you a leader or a boss? There’s a big difference. Which are you? While both may be in charge, a leader guides people, teaches them by example and supports his employees. A boss on the other hand likes his employees to work for him rather than with him and likes them to know just [...]
read more >The role of today’s CFO has gone way beyond the traditional qualified accountant, well versed in financial management. Where previously, a CFO may have provided the detailed information required for their CEO to make a decision, today’s organisations need a CFO who has the strategic expertise and commercial brain to support the CEO by making [...]
read more >The Office of National Statistics is being pressured, in the wake of a recent report, to publish “underemployment” statistics as well as the regular unemployment rate – to give a better picture of the economic situation in the UK. The report, by Stirling University’s Prof David Bell and Prof David Blanchflower from Dartmouth College in [...]
read more >Regular readers will know that we’ve covered the annoying phenomenon of business jargon before, but it’s back in the news again, thanks to a report out this week by the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) on the top office irritations in the UK. The results of a survey of 2,165 managers in the private [...]
read more >Last month saw Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s book “Lean In” hit the shelves and generate column inches and coverage for the author and her work like only someone from Facebook could. “Lean In” is Sandberg’s phrase for the commitment women must make to their career and personal life choices to realise their potential. Since its [...]
read more >A recent article on Management Today gave six great tips on how to eliminate those pointless meetings that impact on productivity. We’ve all been in them, probably regularly. Meetings about meetings; meetings about what we should be working on (rather than actually working on it); and meetings for the sake of “good form”. They not [...]
read more >Employees’ rights to request flexible working hours and have their request considered “in a reasonable manner” by their employer has been proposed in a new flexible working code of practice. Acas have been charged with producing a relevant code of practice for the government, which would see the current process replaced with a code that [...]
read more >When asked to identify one of the hardest conversations it’s possible to have, most people would have asking for a pay rise on their list. The stress associated with such requests can be compounded during difficult economic times. However, if you feel that you’re not being paid as much as you deserve, it’s time to [...]
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