Businesses are facing waves of disruptive events. The key to building resilience and continued growth is an understanding of those events through data. What does corporate resilience look like post-Covid era? You could answer that question by arguing that well-managed companies have always sought to be...
After almost two years of economic and operational disruption, organisations have moved beyond the survival battles associated with Covid and are looking forward to strong growth. But alongside the perceived opportunities, business leaders are also facing some profound and difficult challenges, ranging from recruitment problems...
Every business wants to innovate but some are better than others. James Alexander, co-founder of financial services challenger, Zopa, shares his insights on the key ingredients for getting innovation right. The experience of the last year and a half has underlined the importance of innovation. Put...
After another tumultuous year, the only thing that can be said with any degree of certainty is that next year could be an unpredictable ride. But not totally unpredictable. Many of the trends and themes that have emerged this year will shape the What will...
Q1: The definition of thrive is to prosper, flourish. In what way(s) has SAS flourished during the pandemic? One of the things that sets SAS apart is we have an owner, Jim Goodnight, who is very benevolent. When the pandemic struck, one thing he did...
So it seems AI is about to start scaling. However, it won’t be plain sailing. AI introduces unpredictable & thorny issues around ethics, culture, governance and data to name a few. Issues that could undermine, delay or eliminate the return-on-investment goals you have. In addition,...
Much has been said about organisational agility and the new, digital paradigm ahead of us. Agile businesses are out-performing their competition hands down. According to McKinsey research, agile organisations have a 70% chance of being in the top quartile for long-term performance. This goes some...
Until artificial intelligence (AI) can predict the future for us, the best source of insight we have is the opinions of our peers and trusted thought leaders. That’s why the Boardroom's final session of the year, Predictions, is the most popular meeting in our calendar....