How to make sense of the desire to ‘Take Back Control’
I’m now reading Paul Colliers outstanding book ‘The Future of Capitalism’ (Of which more anon). Tomorrow’s Company would recognise his …
The changes that could make a better Britain and save the NHS
The UK government plans to spend an extra £20bn on the NHS but how? If it’s just more spending on …
Making large private companies accountable
I’m on my way to the launch of the Wates Principles on the governance of private companies.
This process …
O2 outage – our digital dependence is becoming risky
In the last few weeks I have taken part in several discussions about the way big data, robotics and AI …
Compare Paul Polman with Jack Welch
The coverage of Paul Polman’s forthcoming departure as CEO of Unilever tells us a lot about the City. The Lex …
Entering a parallel universe – the German view of companies
How will CFA Institute respond to Goldman Sachs 1MDB scandal?
I have never found Goldman Sachs an attractive organisation. It always seemed to me the ultimate expression of money traders …
We need a stronger spirit of stewardship
I am in Madrid to speak at the ICA (Spain’s Institute of Directors) international conference.
As the only native …
Breaking up the FANG should not be hard to do
Speaking at the Global Symposium
Tomorrow I am speaking at this year’s Global Symposium to be held by the Centre for Management Consulting Excellence. The …