You shouldn’t be surprised to discover that Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro, Hugh Jackman, Gary Oldman among many other Oscar-winning actors and actresses bear a grudge against Chief Financial Officers. It’s easy to understand why. For although the likes of Streep and Oldman have achieved fame, fortune and critical acclaim, they can usually only inhabit […]
If you’re looking for a quick way to cut costs, boost efficiency and improve productivity then consider outsourcing one or more of your business’ support processes. Outsourcing has many benefits and can give you a greater competitive edge in your market. It allows you to tap into a large international talent pool and benefit from […]
Imagine this: the co-founder of a multi-million-dollar HR management software company with almost 500 employees likes to micromanage to the point he, and not the HR department, has sole approval over employee benefits. Likewise, when any of those hundreds of employees requests time off for holidays, it’s he and not the HR department that says […]
It’s easy to get despondent about your future job security and finances these days with doomsday predictions of the impact artificial intelligence (AI), Big Data, machine-learning, robotics and nanotechnology will have on the world of work. Back in 2013, two Oxford University researchers sounded the alarm for the future of work by predicting that 47% […]
Santa Claus, now in his 1,747th year, reveals for the first time how his part-time Chief Financial Officer helped Christmas Inc. claw back from near-disaster. “Last year we were hit by so many problems. Money problems. Health and safety issues. Capital funding problems. Bad PR. The lot. Fake News “Someone posted a story on Facebook […]
When your company is facing yet another cash flow crisis caused by late paying customers, it can be hard to believe there might be a solution. But there are steps you can take to overcome the problems delinquent payments cause and to avoid them happening again. Late payments are something that hundreds of thousands of […]
Leaving lucrative and secure C-suite positions mid-career to build a part-time portfolio might seem crazy but many of those who’ve done it say it is one of the sanest decisions they’ve made. Take Michael Citroen, who at 58 years old is a 14-year veteran of the part-time portfolio job world. The former Group Finance Director […]
What do Sir James Dyson, the Mercedes F1 team, Pixar, Google and the airline industry have in common? They’re hugely successful, yes. But the thing that links them is they never shy away from the ‘F’ word—Failure. Instead, they face and learn from their mistakes, errors and mishaps. So says Matthew Syed, award-winning Times journalist […]
The story of how LEGO, the family-owned toy company went from teetering on the brink of disaster and hemorrhaging cash to delivering the highest revenues in its entire history and being voted the 2017 Most Powerful Brand in the World makes for a truly inspirational tale… Fourteen years ago, LEGO’s Head of Strategic Development […]
It might look innocent enough but your office shredding machine actually poses as much a threat to your business as the most virulent computer virus. What?! How? How could something that was bought to protect your business be as harmful as a computer Trojan? It’s simple really: it’s not fit for purpose. Yes, it cuts […]
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