November 2023
- Opinion
- Ageing
Searching for CEOs who never grow ‘old’
Competence and capability are the best ways to assess leaders whatever their age.
December 2021
- Opinion
- Careers
Why the world’s ‘CEO factories’ need retooling
The blue-chip leader mill risks churning out ‘default managers’ who look and act the same as their predecessors.
January 2021
- Analysis
- Coronavirus pandemic
What business learnt in the time of coronavirus
Most chief executives are preparing for the volatility of 2020 to continue even if the global economy starts to recover.
October 2020
Brittan was an intellectual giant of British liberalism
Samuel Brittan, who has died at the age of 86, wrote columns in the Financial Times that were essential reading for anyone who wanted to understand economic policy.
September 2020
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
This is our big chance to create better workplaces
This crisis has sent a loud error message to business leaders – an alert that change is overdue – and they would be unwise to ignore it.
May 2020
- Opinion
- Workplace culture
Why we need the water cooler
The casual and spontaneous conversation that comes from teams and colleagues milling around the "water cooler" is impossible to replicate online.
April 2020
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
CEOs must turn their virus-prompted pay gestures into real reform
When the crisis is over, remuneration will be a lightning rod for public and political discontent.
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