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Keeping up appearances

News 08 February 2010 Brian Amble

A new study has found that far from making real improvements in corporate governance, many CEOs actively try to hoodwink equity analysts about the composition and independence of their boards.

CEO pay rises hit the buffers

News 25 January 2010 Brian Amble

For the first time in ten years, the bosses of the UK's largest companies enjoyed pay rises less than those of the average British worker in 2009.

Women directors 'hounding' CEOs into falling profitability

News 07 August 2009 Barry Wade

Companies embracing diversity and increasing the number of women at board level may be heading for a profit slump if they already have good governance structures in place, a leading academic has warned.

No sign of austerity in British boardrooms

News 03 June 2009 Nic Paton

Amid all the talk of austerity, there has been precious little evidence of belt-tightening among Britain's top bosses over the past year, despite the value of their companies falling by a third.

Companies hanging onto their CEOs

News 14 May 2009 Nic Paton

In a crisis you want your most experienced captain at the helm, which is why American and European boardrooms are doing all they can to keep their most battle-tested CEOs in place until things pick up.

Coaching through glass ceiling

News 16 March 2009 Nic Paton

Better coaching by senior management and encouraging women to aspire to board-level positions can make a big difference in helping to shatter the glass ceiling.

Bonus curbs coming to a boardroom near you

News 05 February 2009 Nic Paton

President Obama's tough new caps on executive pay may only apply to firms that have been bailed out by the government but it'll be a brave CEO who tries to argue that its effects will not ripple across the wider economy.

CEO turnover hits new high

News 16 January 2009 Nic Paton

It's not just front-line workers who are losing their jobs. Six chief executives headed for the exit every day during 2008, the highest rate of turnover for a decade.

Boardroom elite still commands the cash

News 11 September 2008 Nic Paton

The global economic slowdown may be putting the brakes on executive pay, but there is still a huge gap between the super-wealthy boardroom elite and the rest.

No sign of CEOs tightening their own belts

News 08 September 2008 Nic Paton

Downturn or not, the maxim for an increasing number of companies when it comes to attracting and retaining their top executives is, if you're good, you're worth it.

The road to the top starts on the sports field

News 08 July 2008 Brian Amble

If you have ambitions to become CEO of a public company, your chances will be much improved if you're an eldest child with a strong record of achievement on the sports field.

Why R-word will send UK managers into a job-cutting panic

News 10 March 2008 Nic Paton

Most British managers expect to see knee-jerk job cuts, short-termism and panic at the first whiff of recession.

Female board members just as experienced as men

News 28 February 2008 Nic Paton

The notion that women bring less experience to the boardroom table than their male counterparts is nonsense, a new study has suggested.

Financial incentives really do make CEOs perform better

News 21 February 2008 Nic Paton

More evidence has emerged to suggest that the highest performing companies are generally led by the best paid and most financially motivated CEOs.

UK executives all at sea over climate change

News 20 February 2008 Nic Paton

Eight out of 10 senior British business leaders recognise climate change is becoming a serious business issue, yet they have no idea whether to see it as a threat or opportunity.

New M&As left leaderless for two and a half months

News 19 February 2008 Nic Paton

It's perhaps no wonder nine out of 10 European M&As fail to meet their objectives when senior managers take more than two and a half months to parachute in their new teams.

Leaders need hard skills, not empathy, say CEOs

News 13 February 2008 Nic Paton

If you thought that CEOs need to be emotionally intelligent people managers with the ability to lead through example, you might want to think again.

Fear of recession haunts CEOs

News 23 January 2008 Brian Amble

Amid turmoil in the global financial markets, business confidence is on the decline and fear of recession has topped the list of worries that keep CEOs awake at night.

British CEOs are a declining species

News 16 January 2008 Nic Paton

With four out of 10 of the UK's top chief executives now coming from abroad, there are concerns that UK firms are not doing enough to develop home-grown talent.

Boardroom equality as far away as ever

News 07 December 2007 Nic Paton

Europe's boardrooms are still stubbornly male, with women making up fewer than a tenth of board-level positions, a disparity that could take almost 60 years to resolve.

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