.

.

1.

In 2009 we focused on helping CIOs emerge as winners in what have certainly proved to be very challenging times.

In the L.E.K.

The paper is based on projected GDP at purchasing power parities (PPP) for the G7 economies relative to the emerging E7 economies (China, India, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, Indonesia and Turkey).

It's no secret that most consultants try to grow their businesses by building their relationships with current and past clients.

.

New approaches to everything automotive companies do from reporting to their stakeholders and the investment community to making decisions on tax and legal structures in a changed global market are essential.

The survey, for the latest edition of PwC’s annual CEO Perspectives report, showed that while some European and North American CEOs believe the worst is over, they anticipate a long road ahead and a slow recovery.

Picture the scene: the interview has gone well and the candidate has come across as well-qualified and suitable for the senior and highly sensitive vacancy.

Day #1 Scrooge: Expect that you and your team can do a one-time planning session and not need to follow up until next year.

As a new decade dawns, this question will be top of mind for many professionals.

The automation industry saw its strongest sustained growth from 2004 to 2007, with business expanding at around 9% per year.

Imagine having a newborn dropped off on your doorstep wrapped only in a blanket with a note attached that reads, "Take care of me." For the sake of argument say you wanted a baby so this is like a windfall.

Space Solutions, one of the UK’s leading workplace design specialists, says firms need to understand the importance of a good working environment to ensure they continue to get the best of their employees – regardless of the economic conditions. And those who react the quickest are benefitting by enjoying major cost savings - which can run into substantial sums - a more motivated workforce and are best placed to gain when the economic upturn happens. Director Derek Binnie said the change of philosophy in the commercial sector from the early days of the recession has been significant. He said: “When the initial wave of the recession hit, the first reaction from many businesses was: ‘what can we can and where can we cut?’ “From this quick-fix, companies cut fat and looked to navigate their way through the recession.

Through lack of knowledge and experience, SMEs tend to be pressured into signing up to accountants through hard selling techniques and short-term but urgent needs.

.

.

A slidecast, to use the wiki definition, is an “audio podcast combined with a slideshow or diorama presentation.” Typically consisting of a PowerPoint presentation with synchronized audio, slidecasts don’t consume much time or energy, yet can be an appealing alternative if you’re intimidated or overwhelmed by the prospect of creating a video or other daunting technological creation.

“As the economy continues to shift, keeping employees up-to-date on how the company is responding, and how they are affected, will help insure against their becoming demoralized and disconnected,” said Kathryn Yates, global leader of communication consulting at Watson Wyatt.

Prof Howard Thomas, Chair of the Association of Business Schools, Vice-President of European Foundation for Management Development (Efmd) and President of AACSB says: “There is hardly a day goes by without some major national or international announcement on sustainable development and at the same time devastating natural disasters which are increasingly linked to climate change.

Welcome home! These two small words carry potent possibilities for creating a connection that evokes loyalty and teamwork.

As a general principle people should be able to work at whatever time and place enables them to best harness their potential and be effective at whatever tasks they are undertaking.

We live in what could be termed the age of corporate governance.

.

In large sales teams today, and in complex sales and business development teams such as in consulting, the way of controlling sales costs – more than any other mechanism – is bidding on the pieces you can win, over-resourcing them and ultimately winning them.

Mind mapping helps you with organisational improvement through mid-maps, a technique that was popularised by Tony Buzan in the 70’s.

In the past I have been as ready as anyone to blame the militancy of the workers for precipitating these disputes but I have recently become aware that the militancy of Post Office workers is not something that they are born with.

For some people Genghis Khan was the earliest example of an extremely competent manager; although it's doubtful whether he ever wasted time on management speak - for him actions spoke louder than words.

Do you want to be a more confident and compelling speaker? Do you need to present yourself and your ideas with greater impact? Drawing on his years of coaching executives, Christopher Witt’s original and entertaining guide guides you through not just how to make a speech but why and when you should make one.

The article presents evidence that the current pharmaceutical model may become irrelevant in the context of 21st century's global healthcare needs.

.

"Desperate times require desperate measures" I overheard someone say the other day.

.

.

It was watching again ‘The Spy who came in from the Cold’ that set me thinking.

It seems that as soon as a piece of IT equipment or software has been installed it’s immediately superseded by a faster sexier version.

Last week, my big desktop PC crashed, my laptop got the "blue screen: of death".

Several years ago, I went skydiving.

The harshness of the current economic downturn struck home recently when a friend told me the story of how her brother had just lost his business.

Are best-in-class hiring processes suffering because of today’s PSL and internet recruitment techniques? Why does the specialist strategic search wanted by executive managers so often become generalised because the responsibility is taken out of their hands by their HR departments and channelled through MSPs and PSLs? With this in mind, a few weeks ago we launched a new specialist strategic executive search company dedicated to supplying and head-hunting energy IT and business executives for the energy market.

.

.

Last month I must have qualified for the "Frequent Flyer of the Month" Award.

We now live in a technological world where tedious tasks can be performed with agility and ease.

Are you ready to start your own business? A lot of people feel they are, but they haven't considered what running their own business will really entail.

Like it or not people are talking.

.

Many businesses believe they are customer driven but few are.