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Leadership & Talent
Same problem, different continent: in conversation with HR leaders…
Across the world, hundreds of millions of employees work in consumer-facing industries – many of them involved in the critical work of national survival during the Covid-19 pandemic. The responsibility of keeping...
Celebrating Anne Pitcher and her contribution to the retail…
Back in March, I wrote my annual column on International Women’s Day, celebrating the inspiring female leaders who had been nominated for the Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman and Bold Future Awards. Sitting on the judging...
Psychology and Executive Assessment in Covid-19: a conversation with…
It’s been 21 weeks since the UK went into lockdown, and fatigue has started to set in among many leaders. At this time, the need for both personal and corporate resilience is greater than ever. One person who...
Time for a great corporate reset? Discussing ESG with…
Last week, it was my privilege to be joined by a truly fantastic panel to kick off the first session of our Leadership Summit with Signal AI and Tortoise Media. A summit with three panels and 13 speakers would have...
What makes a good interim leader?
Amid the disruption of Covid-19, many companies are turning to interim leaders to guide them through uncharted waters. An individual with subject matter experience and a deep familiarity with the dynamics of the sector...
The role of the Non-Executive Board in a crisis
It is not often that I get the chance to chat to and to challenge three influential Chairs for an hour. It was therefore a privilege to facilitate a conversation between three of our sector’s most important figures...
It’s lonely at the top: how senior leaders can…
This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week – which starts in the UK on Monday – certainly couldn’t be more timely. Particularly in the consumer-facing industries, where the fallout from the pandemic has been...
Bringing business-critical hires up to speed in a crisis:…
One of the many positive things that has happened in the past 6 weeks is the rise in sharing and collaborating. As the slogan ‘we're all in this together’ becomes the order of the day, we are seeing businesses from...
Balancing leadership priorities in the new normal
There aren’t many certainties at the moment. One thing I am sure of, however, is that leaders in our sectors haven’t had time to ‘make the most’ of lockdown – no baking sourdough, learning a new language, or...
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