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Why CEO Successions Fail and How to Avoid This

Why CEO Successions Fail and How to Avoid This

by | 3 Feb, 2022 | Board & Governance, Board of Directors, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, HR & Personnel, Leadership, NEDs, Non-Executive Directors, Profitability, Success, Valuation

$1 trillion a year. That staggering figure is the estimated cost, in lost market value, of badly managed CEO and C-suite transitions in the S&P1500 according to research published in the Harvard Business Review last year. The research believes that better...
“Corporate social responsibility is a hard-edged business decision. Not because it is a nice thing to do or because people are forcing us to do it… because it is good for our business” – Niall Fitzgerald, former CEO, Unilever.

“Corporate social responsibility is a hard-edged business decision. Not because it is a nice thing to do or because people are forcing us to do it… because it is good for our business” – Niall Fitzgerald, former CEO, Unilever.

by | 18 Jan, 2022 | Board & Governance, Board of Directors, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Leadership, Strategy, Success

Unilever, as one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies (155 000+ employees and revenues >€50 billion per year), clearly understands the need for sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR). After all, they’re in constant contact with a...
The Role & Responsibilities of the Company Board

The Role & Responsibilities of the Company Board

by | 29 Dec, 2021 | Board & Governance, Board of Directors, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Excellence, Growth, Leadership, NEDs, Non-Executive Directors, Profitability, Strategy, Success, Valuation

Many small and medium sized business owners believe that they don’t need a board for their company, but nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, SMEs benefit even more from the experience and skills of a proper board than large ones, and by understanding the...
How to Fix the Costly Lack of Technology Understanding in Business

How to Fix the Costly Lack of Technology Understanding in Business

by | 1 Dec, 2021 | Board & Governance, Board of Directors, Business - General, BusinessFitness, NEDs, Non-Executive Directors, Profitability, Strategy, Technology

I read an interesting report in ITWeb this week following a survey by Xero, the cloud-based accounting software company for SMEs, of 400 South African small business owners. It shows how a lack of technology understanding and skills is costing these businesses dearly...