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Carrefour: a new sheriff in town?
In the 2000s, the global retail CEO community was dominated by alumni of ASDA and Walmart. In the 2010s, this nexus of power shifted to a generation of retail CEOs who trained at Tesco in its heyday. Now, in the past...
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...
Do sports clubs need creative directors?
Two weeks ago, Kenny Annan-Jonathan was appointed as Creative Director at Crystal Palace, marking the first time a Premier League team has hired a creative lead. Brought in to “oversee apparel collections and fashion...
Narrative, narrative, narrative: a CEO imperative
Nearly 25 years after someone first showed me Roger McGough’s powerful poem on leadership, I still hear his message clearly: I wanna be the leader I wanna be the leader Can I be the leader? Can I? I...
Trouble brewing: are pub leadership pipelines running dry?
Pubs are a unique part of the fabric of UK society. With nearly 50,000 licensed establishments across the length and breadth of the country, even the smallest of villages has one or more pub. The sector employs nearly...
Trouble Brewing: a white paper on the future of…
Trouble Brewing: a white paper on the future of pub leadership explores: - Why many pub companies lack a solid pipeline of future CEOs - How pub companies can take action to train and empower the next generation...
Protecting the culture of today, building the business of…
Two weeks ago, it was such a privilege to host a roundtable lunch for women HR leaders in technology. Held on a sunny Thursday afternoon in the beautiful Palm Room in the Marylebone Hotel, the lunch was a chance to...
D&I activity is not yet translating into meaningful change…
Only a few short years ago, it was very hard to engage most retail leaders in diversity and inclusion: D&I simply wasn’t top of the corporate agenda. Few businesses had D&I strategies, there was poor data on...
Future fit: Five questions healthcare Boards should ask themselves…
I’ve been advising organisations in the healthcare sector for more than a decade now, and have always been inspired by the purpose and dedication on display in the sector, from those within the workforce and those at...
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