by Guy | Sep 30, 2021 | Board & Governance, Board of Directors, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Excellence, Leadership, NEDs, Non-Executive Directors, Profitability, Strategy, Success, Valuation
l3Many business owners believe that boards are for larger companies only, and small companies cannot afford the time or the costs of a proper board. This is very wrong! Although large companies need to have properly-constituted boards in terms of the Companies Act,...
by Guy | Aug 12, 2021 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Disruption, Economy, Growth, NEDs, Non-Executive Directors, Pandemic, COVID, Recession, Strategy, Upturn, Valuation
As we can start to look past COVID-19 and the pandemic, it’s time to get ready for the inevitable business upturn that will follow as businesses reopen, people start going back to work and spending picks up. No, things won’t be the same. There will be changes to the...
by Guy | Aug 5, 2021 | Board & Governance, Board of Directors, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Excellence, Growth, NEDs, Non-Executive Directors, Profitability, Valuation
Many smaller businesses believe that well-structured company boards are for large organizations only, but in so doing overlook a cost-effective way to add expertise to their business, and so enhance its growth and value – the non-executive director (NED). While the...
by Guy | Jun 10, 2021 | Board & Governance, Board of Directors, Business - General, BusinessFitness, HR & Personnel, Leadership, NEDs, Non-Executive Directors
There is a commonly-held belief that only directors of large (listed) companies are liable under the Companies Act, and that directors of smaller companies are therefore not at risk. This is simply not true! Directors (in the broad sense – see below), of companies of...
by Guy | Aug 25, 2011 | Board & Governance, Board of Directors, Business - General, Leadership, Lifestyle, Non-Executive Directors, Productivity
A fascinating piece by John Tierney in the NY Times explored the concept of “Decision Fatigue,” concluding that people faced with making a number of decisions do so less well as the day wears on. In studies with Roy Baumeister, a clear correlation was shown between...
by Guy | Jan 20, 2011 | Board & Governance, Board of Directors, Business - General, Economy, Investing, NEDs, Non-Executive Directors, Recession, Upturn
Why is it that although many companies, and almost all large ones, grow through mergers and acquisitions, most of these result in a decline in overall value, rather than the envisaged increase? In the lead-up to such activity – the “engagement period” if you like –...
