Sunak’s clampdown on ‘sick note culture’ is Back to Basics 2.0 – and it may end as badly simon neville Sunak’s clampdown on 'sick note culture' has the whiff of John Major’s Back to Basics… and risks the same results, writes Simon Neville.
Take it from someone with ADHD – we’re not all lazy attention-seekers simon neville ADHD is the perfect target for today's media, but calling the surge in diagnoses a "trend" won't help today's workforce, writes Simon Neville.
Trying to manage a PR crisis? Here’s some advice simon neville Managing a communications crisis is a delicate operation; kicking and screaming won't get you anywhere, writes Simon Neville.
‘I love meetings!’ said nobody ever. So why are we all so addicted? March 20, 2024 The corporate world's obsession with meetings has gone too far, it's time to imagine another way, says Simon Neville.
Dear business leaders and PRs, here’s what not to do this Budget day March 6, 2024 It's Budget day and everyone wants a piece of the action - which can lead to some fool's errors. Here's what do avoid, according to Simon Neville.
Whatever you think of him, the former Post Office boss has guts February 21, 2024 The war of words that has erupted between the ex-Post Office chair and Kemi Badenoch is a welcome example of character, writes Simon Neville.
‘Captain of industry? No I just answer the phones’: How the UK lost its superstar CEOs January 24, 2024 While the US churns out superstar entrepreneurs to events like Davos, the best the UK can muster up is Jeremy Hunt and Sting, laments Simon Neville.
Natwest boss’s radio blunder betrays the reality of C-suite groupthink January 10, 2024 Natwest chair Sir Howard Davies's housing comments betray the risks of the C-suite echo chamber, writes Simon Neville.
Shein float will be a godsend for markets – if it can get over the line December 13, 2023 As Shein eyes up a mega IPO, it's flotation could re-start the cycle of flotations which has been stuck in the doldrums, writes Simon Neville
If retail execs didn’t already know it, Black Friday is finally over November 29, 2023 We stole Black Friday from the US, and the Americanism is falling out of favour with Brits getting a few pennies off, writes Simon Neville