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Venture capital, 18 May, 2018

Preparation key for growing trend of corporate venture capital deals

Companies increasingly make their own venture capital deals to win strategic advantage. But investors need to prepare properly before they begin the deal-making.
Banking regulation reform, 18 May, 2018

Why it is time to take stock of governance in banking

In the decade since the collapse of Lehman Brothers triggered the global financial crisis, governance and leadership roles in banking have been transformed for the better. But is it now time for banks to assess progress, and question whether it is necessary to reduce the regulatory burden and the increasingly one-size-fits-all approach taken by supervisory bodies?

Executive recruitment, 18 May, 2018

A practical guide to executive onboarding

An effective onboarding process is now viewed as a highly valuable part of establishing diverse boards that can innovate and adapt to change.
Shared services, 18 May, 2018

How automation and digitisation are driving an outsourcing rethink

The use of shared service centres (SSCs) has grown over the decades. They offer many benefits to finance and accounting departments, but the rise in automation and digitisation will bring a radical shakeup of the SSC business model, which has implications for the companies using them.
Leadership skills, 19 March, 2018

Inside the minds of ‘athletic’ leaders

CEOs who can turn turmoil into triumph have many personality traits in common with world-class athletes.
Women on boards, 28 February, 2018

Board gender diversity requires a diversity of attitude

A spotlight has shone on showbusiness since the beginning of the #metoo campaign, but how can women feel empowered and make a difference in boardrooms?
Leadership qualities, 13 February, 2018

The Five Qs – a recipe for effective leadership

Effective leaders create organisations focused on delivering value, but most of all they need the “Five Qs”, says Andrew Kakabadse, professor of governance and leadership at Henley Business School.
Board Essentials: board skills, 19 December, 2017

Five attributes of successful board directors

Research conducted by Fidelio Partners reveals what it takes to reach the top roles, and succeed, around the boardroom table—for both male and female executives.
Board Essentials: M&A, 12 December, 2017

Five steps to ensuring an effective board merger

These best-practice insights on how to smooth the path to a successful board merger should help avoid problems and pitfalls of poor integration.
Integrated reporting, 8 November, 2017

Non-execs need the right skills for effective integrated reporting

Integrated reporting is gaining in popularity, but it needs the right skills among non-executives if their credibility is to be enforced, writes Prof. Carol Adams, professor of accounting at Durham University.
Board Essentials: Culture, 31 October, 2017

Twelve of the biggest mistakes boards make about culture

One of the most frequent mistakes boards make is failing to realise the importance of culture, but it isn't the only pitfall.
Governance, 25 October, 2017

The guardianship circle: praxis of governance and audit committees

Why is the practice of corporate governance so different from best practice standards? Effective corporate governance "in practice" is fluid, context-specific and depends on practitioners’ skills, initiative and adaptation.