Aviva CFO to leave in latest leadership shake-up June 5, 2019 Aviva’s CFO is set to depart in the latest of a series of sweeping changes under new boss Maurice Tulloch. Tom Stoddard will quit his role as chief financial officer at the end of June, the UK insurer’s board of directors said. Read more: Aviva share price falls as it warns of ‘muted’ 2019 He [...]
Is too much talent bad for business? June 4, 2019 Looking at the result of Saturday’s Champions League final, you might be forgiven for thinking that the relationship between top talent and overall team performance is a linear one. While Tottenham are by no means a talentless side, they were beaten on the night by a Liverpool team that arguably contains a higher proportion of [...]
Words, psychology, and marketing – why Verbalisation founder Sven Hughes wants to know how you talk June 3, 2019 I’ve never been psychoanalysed before. But upon entering the conference room with Sven Hughes, founder of strategic communications consultancy Verbalisation, he presents me with a handful of my recent articles, points out how all the introductions share similar traits, and explains what this supposedly says about me. For instance, early in each intro, I use [...]
Millennials are not as different as you think – work needs to be better for everyone June 3, 2019 Why are businesses treating millennials differently from every other generation? We’ve seen an avalanche of contradictory studies about what young people supposedly want in recent years – as well as countless “helpful” articles on how to “deal with” millennial staff. Employers are worried about how to attract and retain this generation, but they shouldn’t be. The main [...]
No one-trick pony: How Polo in the Park has brought the sport to the masses June 3, 2019 In 2009, when City workers emerged bleary-eyed and hungover from the financial crisis, partying definitely wasn’t on the priority list. But London’s sombre mood didn’t dissuade Daniel Fox-Davies, who had grand ideas about creating a massive summer social event. The entrepreneur approached his friend Rory Heron to ask if he would work with him on [...]
Training up your staff when the goal posts move May 31, 2019 Becoming a great football striker needs a lot of practice. Players spend hours upon hours perfecting their craft, ensuring that they can kick the ball at any angle and make the goal, but once you’re a great striker – how do you remain a great striker? After being in a job for several years, you [...]
Just can’t get the staff these days? Brush up on data security May 31, 2019 Unemployment is at its lowest rate since the early 1970s. This is good news for those preparing to leave the nation’s schools, colleges, and universities over coming months, as they begin their climb up the career ladder. Employers, however, may view the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics with concern. There may be [...]
Train delays and shoddy rail service are holding back British business May 30, 2019 Trains in the UK are rubbish. Okay, this isn’t really a surprise announcement, but neither is the “we’re sorry to announce that your train is delayed” when it blares over the tannoy on a regular basis. I’m sure this will fill many of you with the same sense of unbridled want-to-drive-a-tractor-through-the-ticket-office rage as it does [...]
Cash out: Troubled Ladbrokes boss takes a punt on cutting pay in bid to stop investor revolt May 29, 2019 The chief exec of betting firm Ladbrokes is set to forego around £150,000 as he takes a gamble designed to quell shareholder unrest over his pay. Kenny Alexander, boss of Ladbrokes’ owner GVC Holdings, has agreed give up the majority of a recent pay rise from £750,000 to £950,000 after talks with the company’s board, [...]
Hiring disabled people is a trillion-dollar business opportunity May 29, 2019 Government figures show that over the past five years, some 930,000 disabled people have found employment – an increase of 7.4 per cent, compared with 3.8 per cent for non-disabled people. That serves a heady shot of optimism for people like me who live and work with a disability, especially when you consider that globally, disabled [...]