From principles to communication: Six ways to transform your team’s performance May 19, 2016 In today’s world the role of a leader is to create a high performance environment where success is inevitable. Effective team working doesn’t happen by chance or by using a strategy of hope. As a leader you have to create your team and then sustain high performance. The secret of building a high performance team [...]
Millennials are driving wine sales but are in the dark when it comes to actual knowledge about wine May 19, 2016 Millennials will be raising a glass to the news that they are now a major force in the UK's wine industry, although new research also suggests they don't have a clue what they're talking about. Successful millennials – between the ages of 18 and 35 with an above average income – now account for 31 per cent of [...]
Chief executive is the US’s most coveted job – while blogger is the “best” job May 19, 2016 City PM readers tend to be a distinguished lot, with many residing in the corner office. And now it appears you, dear reader, may also have the US's most coveted job – after a new ranking showed the most popular "dream job" is chief executive. The study, by US job search site CareerCast, most people [...]
What do Dyson, Google and other “super” entrepreneurs have in common? May 19, 2016 When the word “entrepreneurial” is mentioned, most people immediately think of small owner operator businesses. But the Marketing Agencies Association’s second annual Super Entrepreneur list looks to some of Britain’s biggest and best known companies to understand and explain their growing culture of entrepreneurialism. An expert panel ranked 200 of Britain’s biggest consumer-facing companies against entrepreneurial [...]
Foxtons shareholders just voted through a 19 per cent wage hike for its chief executive – despite a fall in share price May 18, 2016 More proof that 2016's so-called shareholder spring is more of a trickle of dissent? Foxtons shareholders have voted through a 19 per cent payrise for chief executive Nic Budden – despite the fact shares have plummeted in the last year. In a statement this afternoon, the estate agent, which focuses on properties in central London, said [...]
City PM Unregulated podcast: How to be badass in business May 18, 2016 Have we smashed the glass ceiling, or merely created a couple of cracks? In this week's podcast Emma Haslett and Zak Mir are joined by social entrepreneur and A Very Good Company founder Natalie Campbell, and Yael Selfin, KPMG's chief macroeconomic adviser, to discuss City PM's Power 100 list – and ask if the path [...]
Listen: Women in the City – time to stop asking why, and start asking why not? May 18, 2016 Whose responsibility is it to put more women into top roles? At the launch of City PM's Power 100 list, our digital editor Emma Haslett was joined by Virgin Money chief executive Jayne-Anne Gadhia, A Very Good Company founder Natalie Campbell, Tech City chief of staff Caroline Makepeace and RSM chief executive Jean Stephens to [...]
It’s a scorcher: How to deal with the sunny day skivers – and why you need a carrot and stick approach May 18, 2016 We've all been tempted, haven’t we? You take a peek through the curtains and see it’s a glorious day and consider calling in sick. But here comes the black cloud: while it may be tempting to hit the out of office button and set up the deck chair in the garden, pause before you pick up [...]
Too few women get to the top in the finance industry. It’s time to change that May 18, 2016 Today, City PM publishes its Power Women 100 list, celebrating female success in the city. The list is dominated by women working in tech, law and the finance industry – which is a significant achievement in itself. Why? Because too few women get to the top in the finance industry. Executive committees are made up [...]
