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Good investment: in conversation with Ben Black, Co-Head of…
To most people, the chocolate and toilet paper categories have little in common. But to Ben Black, and to the team at Verlinvest, the areas are in fact closely linked – not by their product offering, but by the...
Growing a 1,000-year vision: how Global Generation is leaving…
If you have visited MBS’s offices in Primrose Mews, you may well have arrived at Chalk Farm tube station, crossed over the railway bridge, and walked up Regents Park Road towards the open green space of Primrose Hill....
Women in football: the next challenge is roles off…
The past two years have proved transformational for women’s football in Europe. In 2022, the England women’s team – the Lionesses – won the European Championship in a final which broke television viewing...
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...
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