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The Chairman and the CEO

16 July 2010 by Virginia Bottomley, Ian Odgers

In handling assignments to find the chairman or the chief executive of a large public company, one of the most important issues to resolve at the start is the differentiation of the two roles. In one such search we recently...

Balancing short and long term perspectives in leadership

8 July 2010 by The Leadership Council

How can the leaders of organisations balance short-term pressures with the need to meet long-term strategic goals?

Transition Managers - Delivering change in the new world

24 June 2010 by Frances Bell, Delia Pegg

The new coalition Government is launching an accelerated programme of public sector spending cuts. Financial pressure and the impact of policies in favour of the development of diversified local markets for service provision and...

Government and NEDs Board Paper

24 June 2010 by Nicky Oppenheimer, Beverley Steel

Although NEDs have been sitting on Departmental Boards for at least a decade, the talented and experienced non-executives who have been attracted to the role have all too often found it difficult to make a real difference to the...

How to prepare your Board for IPO

9 June 2010 by Virginia Bottomley, Adam Turner, Kit Bingham

The market for initial public offerings is back. After a long, dormant period for new issues caused by the financial crisis and recession, the pipeline of potential flotations is reportedly strong. But the markets remain...

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