ISSUES AND COMMENTARY
The cost of finance
The right investment is crucial to the successful growth of a business, particularly in challenging economic times. Here’s a guide to some of finance options currently available to UK entrepreneurs.
Make identifying change drivers a management mission
Staying abreast of market changes is crucial to sustainability and growth. Here’s how to identify change drivers to help that process.
Got a takeover target? Here’s some acquisition advice
If you’re thinking about an acquisition, asking the right questions at the outset can ensure that strategic decisions are evaluated properly and mitigate risk.
Affordable childcare is a business issue, not a women’s one – and we need to hear from fathers too, especially on International Women’s Day
It’s rare that men’s voices are marginalised, but it happens frequently in the context of childcare, despite the desperate need for allyship and a united front.
Public relations; a way to build organisational resilience says IoD and CIPR
Public relations is often poorly understood. A joint report from the IoD and CIPR aims to educate directors about its role and showcase ways in which PR can help directors navigate the current economic and political turbulence in the UK.
Death, the problem there’s no solving
Navigating grief can be a long and lonely process. It can feel impossible when you’re trying to manage the pain of two children too. Here’s what I’ve found over the past few weeks in the hope it will help others too.
Eroding brand values are damaging society
In the worlds I inhabit of leadership and communications, we talk a lot about purpose, vision, and values. These should be embodied by an organisation in an inspiring way, and ideally in a manner that places communities and the environment at the fore. Eroding brand values are damaging our society.
The economy: Expectations and narratives matter
Businesses should plan for the reality, not the general mood.
How to use public data for strategy planning
There is a huge amount of public information out there - it’s just not always easy to find and interpret. Expert Arlen Pettitt talks us through how to find and use it for strategy planning.
The non-executive director’s checklist
Looking for a role as a non-executive director? Here’s a five point checklist that might help.