Knowledge & Insight

by Giles Naylor, Julia Oliver, Carmel Gibbons

At a crucial moment in the Parliament, when reforms of the structures of great

swathes of the public sector – from public health through clinical...

by Kit Bingham

In this quarter’s edition: Cyber-security enters the boardroom, Female directors hold the purse strings, FSA relaxes scrutiny on non-executive...

Purchasing, Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, Spend Management, Supplier Relationship Management... the list goes on.

by Simon McDonald

The focus of Government and wider public sector activity is shifting towards the implementation of reforms which will produce the structural changes...

by Alan Mumby

Banking technology faces one of the busiest years for some time. Decisions taken, or rather not taken, today will have far reaching consequences on...

by Simon McDonald, Rebecca Royle

Across England, Councils are embarked upon an unprecedented and varied series of structural reforms; the front-loaded cuts to their revenue budgets,...

by Kit Bingham

Board's Eye View is Odgers Berndtson's review of the latest news and views from the UK boardroom.

by Carmel Gibbons

The world of healthcare is changing and the pace of change is swift. Boards up and down the country are faced with a series of challenges regarding...

by Simon McDonald, Rebecca Royle

The publication of an update to last year’s Open Public Services White Paper attests to the Government’s continued commitment to the marketisation of...

by Carmel Gibbons

In Odgers Berndtson we are a major proponent of thorough candidate

assessment using leading edge psychometrics. When used appropriately by skilled...