Board Expertise
Leadership skills, 28 September, 2018
Resilient leadership: how leaders can survive trauma
How do leaders and organisations become resilient? Andrew Kakabadse considers how leaders can bounce back from mistakes and trauma.
Hormone therapies, 21 September, 2018
The chemistry of leadership: can hormone replacement therapy help?
Does hormone replacement therapy (HRT) hold the answers to helping executives counter stress and act more effectively as they age? Nada and Andrew Kakabadse explore how testosterone and other supplements can support top team decision-making.
Digital risk, 12 September, 2018
Ten measures boards should take to protect against cybersecurity attacks
As cybercrime becomes a huge corporate risk, boards are under increasing pressure from regulators, clients and investors to safeguard data and protect against operational disruption. Here are ten ways boards can get on top of cybersecurity.
Leadership, 11 September, 2018
Succession planning: Alibaba works its magic
Alibaba founder Jack Ma has revealed plans for succession, the culmination of decade-long preparation. How can other companies follow his example?
BAME directors, 5 September, 2018
Corporate photos reveal a minority report of directors
A survey of corporate photography has found that more than half of FTSE 100 companies still have no directors who are black or from an ethnic minority.
Boards, 31 July, 2018
Public image a major concern for boardroom leadership
Poll finds that the image projected by corporate leadership is now a major concern for boards as they also grapple with the challenge of integrating reputation issues into business models.
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.