Raising funding is an all-consuming task that can be stressful, demoralising, distracts you from growth and, often, bears no fruit. What is more, investors want to see traction while you are in the process, but if you are a small company where the founder is the sales team, this can be challenging. Accelerator programmes ease […]
From a surge in online shopping to an increase in ed-tech, owing to physical restrictions and school closures, Covid-19 has boosted the already burgeoning space of e-commerce. As a result, merchants have had to analyse and adapt their payment offerings, notably their reach into emerging markets. The Exciting Potential Of Emerging Markets Defined as the […]
Retail giant B&M Bargains has promoted its chief financial officer Alex Russo to the role of chief executive following Simon Arora’s decision to step down. Russo, who joined B&M in October 2020, has previously held senior leadership positions at supermarkets Asda and Tesco. Russo’s appointment to CEO follows a thorough assessment and external benchmarking process […]
Modern Chief Executives: overstretched, overworked, everyone wants a piece of them. Their work/life balance tilts dramatically towards work. They operate in a world of increasing uncertainty, often overseeing a business model of staggering complexity. Fortunately, they have a vast deck of indicators at their disposal, key performance indicators describing every aspect of their business. Don’t […]
Evolution is the long game. If the universe has been in existence for approximately 13.8 billion years, our modern ancestors developed about 200,000 years ago. And yet in that tiny speck of time, we have become the dominant species on earth and are the most complex species known. From our physical capabilities to our mental […]
There’s barely a business sector that isn’t suffering from a shortage of skilled people. Attracting and retaining staff has become a major boardroom issue. Many employers have seen a high turnover in staff during the Covid-19 pandemic. The UK along with countries overseas have witnessed the Great Resignation, with people in a post-pandemic environment choosing […]
You have such an interesting story to tell – how did the idea for forming this company that’s focused on collecting publicly available data come about? The company started from what may seem like a simple market need but is actually a very complex one. Back in 2014, we ran a very successful company […]
Tell us your story and what brought you to coaching? My professional, and in part personal, story up to five years ago was that “unless I am a CEO of a multimillion or even billion $ company then I, and my career, are not a success”. This at times served me well and at other […]
Adopting modern technologies to aid corporate strategy, planning, execution and reporting will continue to create a competitive advantage in this new business landscape. Corporations are taking advantage of investment opportunities, funnelling money into technology to streamline and modernise business practices, whilst at the same time building foundations to meet new legislative challenges around ESG (Environmental […]
The Home Office announced that the Border Force agency’s agreement with P&O would now be terminated. “In response to P&O Ferries’ unacceptable behaviour, Border Force has terminated its agreement with P&O to provide contingency travel services to juxtaposed ports with immediate effect,” a Home Office spokesperson said. Transport secretary Grant Shapps said in a tweet, […]
What is leadership? Zoom on values In the 17th century, Descartes, the French philosopher and mathematician, said that “it is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well”. In the context of leadership, what does “using it well” mean? Leadership involves building a sustainable vision to generate value. […]
“What’s next?” tends to be the question on everyone’s lips during a company takeover. New ownership often brings new promises, new ideas and new ways of doing things. All of this has the potential to deliver momentous change, creating excitement and trepidation in equal measure, and fuelling second-guesses about what the future might hold. Attention […]
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