READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION Agility, constant learning and customer obsession underpin world-class banking When you hear about a large, established business yearning for a start-up culture, what comes to mind? For most it is some version of more speed and efficiency, and fewer operational disconnects. As big organizations look to rediscover the vitality of … Read more
READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION A changed lexicon points to a changed reality Twenty years ago, I uttered some words to the wise. I told my seminar audiences that if they wanted to sound like an MBA or business consultant, they should, within the first five minutes of their presentation, use any of the following … Read more
READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION Dignity Health chief financial officer Doug Watson is on the frontline in America’s fight against the virus It’s 8.30am mountain time at Ground Zero. Doug Watson meets me in the modern way, over Zoom, from his kitchen in Phoenix, Arizona. It’s early summer and the intense heat of the desert … Read more
READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION Jim N R Dale says it’s time to get weather-savvy We live in strange and often disturbing times as far as weather and the climate are concerned. Unchecked wildfires, devastating floods, catastrophic droughts, unprecedented heat and uncommon freezes have all come to the global fore in the past few years. … Read more
READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION The latest research on business agility from Joe Perfetti underlines the imperative for leaders to move at pace The Covid-19 crisis has taught business the importance of speed. With brutal clarity, we have seen that what matters in business is not just how profitable a company is; it is also … Read more
READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION Some consumer shifts may endure First a health warning: it’s hard to analyse the current financial crisis without risking obsolescence. By the time this article appears, who knows what the situation will be like? Better, I hope. But if there is one thing that I can be sure the crisis … Read more
READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION Innovative collaborations and customer focus will drive continued growth in this young industry. Inês Maia looks to the future Over the last 15 years, peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has enjoyed a meteoric rise. In the wake of the financial crash of the late 2000s, it has firmly established itself in the … Read more
READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION Some firms play chicken on expenses Ask a business manager how each year’s operating budget is set. Chances are they will tell you that it is based on the revenue forecast: “We help the finance staff forecast next year’s revenue – and then they tell us how much we get … Read more
READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION Iceland’s experience in the 2008 crash offers lessons for leaders today, says Svein Harald Øygard In the early 2000s, the growth of Icelandic banks looked like an astounding success. For proponents of a free market and a small state, Iceland was the dream banking location. The market was open. EU/EEA … Read more
READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION Profits aren’t the priority for emerging leaders. They will deliver better returns as a result, writes Adam Kingl In August 2019, Business Roundtable, an association of chief executives of leading US companies, issued a statement on the purpose of a corporation. Signed by 181 chief executives, including those of Apple … Read more