“Business is a team-based enterprise; there are no exceptions.” Chris Gibson-Smith, chairman of the London Stock Exchange and British Land offers a unique perspective into the role of business in society and in creating wealth.
Julian Franks “I’m interested in distressed restructuring: what happens to distressed or even bankrupt companies. You may be unsure about life after death for humans, but there is most surely life after death for companies.”
Economist Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, who spoke recently at London Business School, talked with Stuart Crainer about the world financial crisis and the role of the ECB in dealing with it.
Most business plans are written for opportunities that are fundamentally flawed. Why write a business plan for a no-hope opportunity? It’s a waste of entrepreneurial time and talent. John Mullins believes you need to think before you write.
"'Bankers' bonuses continue to receive ample critique, being qualified as immoral and unethical. However, that the bonus system suffers this critique seems largely the result of awkward semantics."
January sees the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting at Davos. But what should the leaders of the world be discussing? London Business School faculty make their suggestions.
David De Cremer explored the hows and whys of bonuses in the financial services world. It’s not a pretty picture, but he believes a bad system of compensation can be made better
Sir Andrew Likierman, Dean of London Business School, considers why some bankers have been vilified but banks are nonetheless essential.
How can you transform the way you do things into a compelling sales proposition? Zurich Insurance has created a Unique Culture Proposition which may well be its Unique Selling Point. Adam Kingl tells the story.
Paul Strebel and Hongze Lu asked why, at the end of 2008, Citigroup, Merrill Lynch and UBS had well over $40 billion in sub-prime write-downs and credit losses, while some of their competitors were much less exposed.
Governments are reeling. Companies are foundering. People are worrying. The global market economy is stressed to levels not seen in a long time. Des Dearlove has been asking people if the world’s economy is broken.
General Electric is one of the great corporations of our times. While others fall by the wayside, it has forged a uniquely strong corporate trajectory over more than a century. But what makes the giant tick?
The next two years is a make or break period for companies, and the way business leaders respond will determine winners and losers for the next decade. Deloitte’s UK Chief Executive and Global Chairman, John Connolly, explains how.
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