Leaving lucrative and secure C-suite positions mid-career to build a part-time portfolio might seem crazy but many of those who’ve done it say it is one of the sanest decisions they’ve made. Take Michael Citroen, who at 58 years old is a 14-year veteran of the part-time portfolio job world. The former Group Finance Director […]
The story of how LEGO, the family-owned toy company went from teetering on the brink of disaster and hemorrhaging cash to delivering the highest revenues in its entire history and being voted the 2017 Most Powerful Brand in the World makes for a truly inspirational tale… Fourteen years ago, LEGO’s Head of Strategic Development, Jørgen […]
What do Sir James Dyson, the Mercedes F1 team, Pixar, Google and the airline industry have in common? They’re hugely successful, yes. But the thing that links them is they never shy away from the ‘F’ word—Failure. Instead, they face and learn from their mistakes, errors and mishaps. So says Matthew Syed, award-winning Times journalist […]
Hear the words ‘corporate espionage’ and you might think it’s only something that corporate giants need to worry about. But that’s not the case. Corporate espionage is something that can affect companies of any size. And despite what you might believe, the threat is highly likely to come from within your organization. The corporate spy […]
The CFO Center appoints Peter Caltabiano, Senior Executive, to open 2nd U.S. Territory, located in South Florida SOUTH FLORIDA— The CFO Center (www.thecfocenter.com) has appointed Pete Caltabiano, Senior Executive, as Regional Director for the Southeastern United States and Caribbean. Headquartered in South Florida, he will develop and lead a team of professionally qualified CPAs providing […]
It might look innocent enough, but your office shredding machine actually poses as much a threat to your business as the most virulent computer virus. What?! How? How could something that was bought to protect your business be as harmful as a computer Trojan? It’s simple really: it’s not fit for purpose. Yes, it cuts […]
Coffee is one of the most sought after commodities in the world but even that fact doesn’t make coffee traders immune to economic turbulence. Such was the case for family-run green bean coffee merchant D.R. Wakefield. During one particularly volatile period, the UK-based business was subject to some tough grilling by its bank but just […]
Rapid growth is the stuff most entrepreneurs dream about as they take their fledgling company through the early years but when it happens, it can quickly become the stuff of nightmares. The bubbles in the celebratory champagne—“Here’s to our success!”—barely have time to go flat before the problems arise across the high-impact growth or Scale […]
Want an easy way to outsmart your competitors and dominate your market? One that doesn’t involve an investment of time or funds in social media, Google AdWords, email marketing, SEO or any of the usual suspects. Nor will you have to employ a swathe of graduates from Harvard, Oxford, or Cambridge to carry this one […]
Are you so wary of debt that you won’t look for external funding to grow your company? Do you still consider the banks to be the only real source of funding? A ‘yes’ answer to one or both of those questions is a sign that you could be hampering your company’s future growth prospects. (If […]
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