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“From CEO to OUT: How a CEO’s Worst Nightmare Can Become a Reality” – A Must-Read for Business Owners and CEOs

“From CEO to OUT: How a CEO’s Worst Nightmare Can Become a Reality” – A Must-Read for Business Owners and CEOs

by | May 10, 2023 | Board & Governance, Board of Directors, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Investing, NEDs, Non-Executive Directors, Valuation

It happened again last week! A friend of a friend was ousted from her position as CEO of a company she jointly owned, going from CEO to out of work in a day… A complete shock to her as there was no indication this was even under consideration. And it’s not the first...
Building a High-Performing Board of Directors: Key Qualities to Look for in Board Members

Building a High-Performing Board of Directors: Key Qualities to Look for in Board Members

by | Apr 6, 2023 | Board & Governance, Board of Directors, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Character Traits, Culture, Excellence, Growth, Leadership, NEDs, Non-Executive Directors, Profitability, Strategy, Valuation

Many companies, especially smaller ones, are neglecting an extremely valuable resource – the board – believing, quite wrongly, that the board of directors and board meetings are simply about statutory compliance and are costly in terms of time and money. Nothing is...
Silicon Valley Bank – Did its Leadership Cause the Collapse? – Accountability in Corporate Failures

Silicon Valley Bank – Did its Leadership Cause the Collapse? – Accountability in Corporate Failures

by | Mar 16, 2023 | Banking, Board & Governance, Board of Directors, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Disruption, Investing, Leadership, Risk, Valuation

One of the dominant news items of the past week or so was the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse. It caused a level of panic around the world, understandable as it’s a high profile bank which was focused on providing finance to the tech and venture capital sectors, and the...
Business Impact: Is “The Great Resignation” moving to “The Great Layoff” for Employers?

Business Impact: Is “The Great Resignation” moving to “The Great Layoff” for Employers?

by | Feb 2, 2023 | Board & Governance, Board of Directors, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Disruption, Economy, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Motivation, Pandemic, COVID, Profitability, Recession, Strategy

Change happens! We might think that constant change is new, but as Niccolo Machiavelli said, more than 500 years ago, “Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.”   Is “The Great Layoff” replacing resignations in the jobs market today...
Are You Running Your Business or Leading It?

Are You Running Your Business or Leading It?

by | Dec 15, 2022 | Board & Governance, Board of Directors, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Excellence, Growth, Leadership, Non-Executive Directors, Productivity, Profitability, Success, Work Life Balance

We often use the terms running your business and leading your business interchangeably, but they’re actually very different. Typically, an entrepreneur will start out running the business as it grows from a 1-person operation, but if they’re still trying to run it...