Executive Cross-Border Hiring: 5 Suggestions, 5 Pitfalls Dr. Ankoor Dasguupta notes that with nearly half of global hires now from emerging markets, cross-border executive recruitment can catalyze transformation or trigger costly misalignments. Unpack 5 strategic suggestions—like anchoring in strategy and prioritizing contextual intelligence—and steer clear of 5 pitfalls, including the “global savior” fallacy and ignoring … Read more
I was reading this paper where it says “Although the concept of political capital is not explicitly invoked, the qualities that women possess are assumed to be the sources of their influence. Thus, we invoke the political capital perspective to help make sense of this body of literature. “ Let me craft a metaphor to start … Read more
Introduction Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has travelled from the research lab to the board agenda with astonishing speed. Chatbots draft marketing copy in seconds, foundation models explore vast design spaces for new drugs, and algorithmic copilots guide employees through complex tasks. Yet the same technology that promises double-digit productivity gains also carries systemic risks: algorithmic … Read more
Corporate Governance For Growing Companies Corporate Governance is the system of processes, activities, standards and reporting to facilitate and deliver growth in long term shareholder value by reducing risk while maintaining a flexible, efficient and effective management framework within an entrepreneurial environment… Open Expert File Author: Frank Lewis – CEO – UK “Diversity: Coming Soon” … Read more
LEADING A BUSINESS THROUGH IPO, EXIT AND BEYOND DECIDING WHETHER TO FLOAT OR NOT? Need to be certain you want to move into a public spotlight that comes with being listed Significant greater rules and regulations as a public company Undergo internal audit to ascertain whether the business is in a position to do so. … Read more
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
Role Of The Non-Executive Director In Difficult Markets And Economic Uncertainty And What Keeps Him Awake At Night Although we should not be policemen, NEDs need to be more vigilant and clearly understand our fiduciary duties, and need to clearly identify major risks of the company on whose Board we serve.