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Leadership & Talent
The man behind the stars: in conversation with music…
A few months ago, I went to see Elton John perform his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour at the O2 Arena in London. It was, as you can expect, a memorable evening and one I will never forget. At one point, during one...
Looking back, looking ahead: reflections from our MBS company…
This week the entire team at MBS – including our colleagues from across Europe, Asia, and South America – came together for our annual offsite. Every year, we pencil in a couple days to look back on the past...
It takes an employer: how addressing childcare can unlock…
For the first time in a long time, childcare is back on the UK political agenda. Just under three weeks ago, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the biggest expansion of free childcare that England has ever seen, promising...
To compete, or to non-compete?
A few years ago, US states began to prohibit employers (and headhunters) from acquiring a potential employee’s salary history in a move to tackle pay discrimination. Whilst not yet legally adopted worldwide, it has...
Expecting the unexpected: ten predictions for the year ahead
Each January, I use our first column back after the festive break to make some predictions for the year ahead in our consumer-facing sectors. While I’d say that at least eight out of ten of my predictions for...
“I want to make the world a better place…
At MBS, we speak a lot about the power of role models in business. We know from years of research into diversity that having visible leaders who come from underrepresented groups can transform the culture of an...
Lessons in leadership from healthcare’s pandemic response
Covid-19 impacted every corner of the world, leaving no sector of the economy untouched – operationally, commercially, financially, and strategically. It presented business leaders with challenges few had foreseen,...
“It’s not just about us: it’s about the people…
I spend my days interviewing candidates. As you can imagine, I have my standard questions to really get under the skin of a candidate. What have they actually personally achieved in each role? How robust is their early...
The next digital frontier: equipping Boards with the skills…
Last year, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey sold an NFT of his first-ever tweet (“just setting up my twittr”) for $2.9m. Twelve months on, and this particular NFT has not proved the best investment for the Iranian-born...
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