Seven Characteristics of a High Performing Board

Having a board of directors that is packed with well-known names sounds great in theory. It is often the icing on the cake of a stellar company

How Much Does a CEO Make: In Startups, Small Businesses, Corporations, and More

How much does a CEO make? With wages that start virtually universally above $200,000 per year, the average Chief Executive has a pretty hefty salary.

CEO Worldwide On Overcoming the Current Executive Shortages

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the demand for top executives will continue to grow by 247,100 openings annually over the next decade as older executives retire. The need for executives worldwide varies according to the industry, but many organizations are challenged when looking for executives, despite offering enticing perks and high salaries. … Read more

How can the rise of a shareholder activist be detected?

A summary for Finance Directors The recent emergence of activists on the shareholder registers of many Pan-European blue chips has highlighted a new type of risk for Finance Directors. This risk, related indirectly to MiFID and to liquidity fragmentation, is that of being caught by surprise by the eruption of an activist. The risk is … Read more

Corporate Governance For Growing Companies

1. WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE? 2. Mandatory Corporate Governance Mandatory Corporate Governance for larger Companies has been with us in the UK for some time now. The Cadbury guidelines were introduced in 1992 and have evolved and developed into the UK Corporate Governance Code which must be followed by all premium and … Read more

Evaluation et amélioration de la maîtrise de sa function

Le métier de dirigeant de transition nous expose dans chaque mission à la problématique de l’évaluation des membres du personnel que l’on encadre et au delà. L’absence d’historique dans la société, le contexte difficile, la conduite du changement et la nécessité d’aller vite avec les moyens du bord qui caractérisent la plupart des missions de … Read more

The Fundamental Nature of Leadership

An Evolutionary Approach Countless publications, the majority of methods used to identify leadership potential and almost all executive training programmes courageously ignore that the phenomenon of leadership has remained remarkably unexplained. Not surprisingly, this bears a truth well beyond distinctive occurrences and across different cultures. The point to be made is: During our evolutionary development, … Read more

M&A INFORMATION RISK MANAGEMENT: TOWARDS BEST PRACTICES

“Someday, on the corporate balance sheet, there will be an entry which reads “Information”; for in most cases, the information is more valuable than the hardware or software which processes it.” Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper, US Navy (Ret) As the economy goes digital (and global), competitive advantage is increasingly synonymous with information. More and … Read more

New Supervisor Rules & Guidelines: How to Be a Better Supervisor at Work

The raise is nice, you feel the same, co-workers congratulated you, maybe there were a few speeches and a cake and coffee. Now they are all waiting. You feel a bit anxious. What does being a new supervisor or a manager really entail? What just changed? What are you going to say? How are you … Read more

Do you speak Strategy?

The core reality when it comes to strategy is that many companies started doing business based on a great idea, then usually search fundings. If they succeed to get fundings which is already a great step, the team shows then outstanding passion, resilience, and perseverance to reach the next level. In these companies, small or … Read more