Reading Time: 3 minutes 79% of business leaders surveyed by PwC believe that an organisation’s purpose is central to business success, yet only 34% said it guided their decision-making. It’s surprising that so many companies believe in purpose but so few appear to be guided by it. Never before has the corporate world been under such scrutiny to focus […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutes How do you provide oversight while not being in a business full time? Five months in and a generation of business leaders have experienced new levels of career highs and lows. The most successful leaders have tapped into their resilience and creativity reserveslike never before adjusting their strategy so that business health is ready for the changing
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Reading Time: 2 minutes As we teeter on the precipice of the sharpest recession on record according to the Bank of England, it will be critical that teams across British boardrooms focus on how they are going to grow to insulate themselves. Two key elements to ensure growth is to have enough capital and to motivate your workforce. Having
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Reading Time: 2 minutes When did you last review your risk register? Crises are inevitable, some are preventable, and many can be mitigated through good governance. It is a fact that those employees on the front line are often lower paid and there is a lot of discussion about the value of these roles to our society and how
Is talking about pay rises and bonuses a dirty subject during COVID-19? Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutes Self reflections from Erika Percival, entrepreneur and founder of Beyond Governance. Life teaches you lessons that help you grow if you’re receptive to learning; I truly believe that. That said, I also think that the exact same situation creates different lessons for everyone regardless of your gender, age, race or background. I have experienced the
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Reading Time: 3 minutes “You can’t manage what you don’t measure” and “culture eats strategy for breakfast” – the two quotes used to open the debate I was invited to attend last week at the House of Lords. As an expert in corporate governance, I had been invited, along with representatives from FTSE 350 companies, to help the Lords identify
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