Management

A decade of convergence and compression

The role of CEO is evolving worldwide as turnover rates across regions converge and tenure becomes shorter and more intense, reports Per-Ola Karlsson, Richard Rawlinson and Christian Burger

The writing is clear on the wall

Mark Artus, CEO of one of Europe’s leading branding agencies, 1 HQ discusses how global brands can be more effective in the current economic climate

You need a full line of sight to develop a vision

Riding a recession with limited capital and canny consumers, FMCG companies must work efficiently without compromising needs. Cathy Johnson believes that to succeed they must build from the inside out

Are CEOs still from Venus and CIOs from Mars?

Steve Watmough, CEO of Xantus discusses whether the gap is closing between CEOs and their CIOs, and how they can work more effectively together

Fear the long arm of the law

When former GLG hedge fund trader Philippe Jabre received the largest individual fine issued by the Financial Services Authority for market abuse in 2006, the case was hailed by the regulator as its biggest success in the fight to clean up the industry. By Harriet Agnew

Into the lion’s den

What impact will the recent change of government in the UK have on the economy? By Business psychologists Jill Flint-Taylor and Cary L. Cooper of Robertson Cooper Ltd

EU and trade unions

In light of recent employee action against such forces as British Airways, Cadburys and the Greek government, we explore the relationship between the EU and unions; Neil Hodge reports

Meeting the highest of standards

Gary Lynch, Vice Chairman of GS1 Europe and CEO of GS1 UK discusses the impact of inconsistent data and why it is time for executives across Europe to get standard savvy

Make SAM a board-level priority

Patrick Gunn, Vice President EMEA Sales, ManageSoft discusses the benefits of optimising the software asset management (SAM) process

Businesses sailing into a ‘perfect storm’

Matthew Parker, Group MD, StepStone Solutions, discusses why CEOs need to prioritise talent in their recovery plans after two years of damaging cut-backs

Organisational leadership: Doomed to fail?

Since the recession, companies are hungrier than ever for strong leadership, by Stephen Archer, Director, Spring Partnerships

Getting real value from consultants

Alan Leaman, Chief Executive of the Management Consultancies Association, whose members represent about 70 percent of the UK consulting sector writes for European CEO about the future of the industry

Open innovation: Practitioners speak

Companies are aware of of Open Innovation, but research reveals that many are struggling to make it happen, reports Paul Barrett, specialist in Innovation Consulting with PA Consulting Group

Leadership, fear and the brave new world

There is no one in employment today who has lived and worked through an economic crisis like the one we are staggering through right now reports Richard Ferguson, Director at Sensei UKE

An unexpected centre of business

Colin Kniveton, CEO at the Department for Economic Development, Isle of Man discusses the potential for investing in a remote destination

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