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Inspiring action and proving what’s possible: launching the Women…
One of the highlights of the MBS calendar is the launch of the annual Women to Watch and Role Models for Inclusion in Hospitality, Travel and Leisure Index, produced in partnership with WiHTL. Regular readers of this...
Transforming dentistry: in conversation with Julie Ross, MD at…
One of the great joys of my job is working with leaders who are changing the face of their field. In healthcare, this can be young entrepreneurs developing ground-breaking technology, clinicians whose expertise and...
The hospitality to healthcare pipeline: industry cross-pollination in action
Just over a year on from the launch of The MBS Group’s first-ever dedicated healthcare practice, we have been reflecting on the mission we set ourselves, namely: to bring new thinking about leadership to the sector...
Lessons for first-time non-executive directors
Regular readers of this column – and pretty much anyone who has met me in the last few years – will be familiar with my passion for what I call the Boards of the Future, and the story about how it came to be. It was...
“Diversity is a verb – you have to get…
Monday marks the end of Black History Month in the UK. Like many organisations, we’ve spent October celebrating Black cultures, sharing art, music and literature from Black artists, and learning from experts in the...
“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...
Us and them: what does the rise of flexible…
In May, seventy companies in the UK embarked on the world’s biggest trial of the four-day work week. For the past five months, more than 3,300 workers have been receiving 100% of their pay, for 80% of the time, in...
How Boards vary: reflecting on corporate governance in the…
Regular readers of this column may be familiar with my Boards of the Future report – a manifesto which argues that we should think differently about the non-executive Board. The report was published back in 2021, the...
Queen Elizabeth II, 1926 – 2022
Much has already been written – and there will certainly be lots more to come – on the extraordinary legacy of Queen Elizabeth II. For many of us, her reign has been a source of stability and fortitude in an...
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