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How To Introduce an Effective Flexible Working Policy
Flexible working is increasingly in demand. It’s high on the list of preferred benefits for many UK workers and something CEOs keen to improve employee retention and increase engagement in 2019 should consider.
Research from XpertHR…
Key Leadership Qualities During A Transformational Period
It’s been an eventful year so far at Act-On. We’ve hired a ton of people, experienced exciting transitions, felt growing pains, and seen the benefit of dedicated teamwork as our strategies come to life and take shape with tangible progress.…
5 Steps to Find the Right Investor for Your Business
Like it or not, money makes the world go ‘round. Businesses of all industries and sizes often rely on investors to bring home the bacon. It’s this all-important influx of cash that helps businesses scale smart over time.
7 Keys to CEO Success at a Private Equity Firm
If you are the CEO of a private equity portfolio company, chances are you don’t have time to read a long article because of your high-stress job.
How Bill Gates Makes And Spends His Billions
Bill Gates is currently the world's second richest person with a net worth of over $93 billion. In 1975, childhood friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft and went on to create the operating system for IBM's first personal…
Here’s How CEOs Can Implement a Successful Culture Transformation
The idea that the right culture to exist to allow the transformation of an organisation is nothing new.
Are You Sure You Want to Be a CEO?
A question often not asked enough. When we think of CEO – we likely think of the positives: the recognition, power, and leadership. It’s not always that way.
6 Things to Know as a First Time CEO
CEOs are dropping like flies these days. From scandals to poor management, there’s always a door opening for a new CEO, so how can you, a potential first time CEO, get one step ahead of your competitors?
The Irony of Poor Leadership Choices and How They Affect Everything Else
A CEO’s stock in trade is his decision making. As the sayings go, “the CEO is the bottom line,” and “the buck stops with them.”
Speakeasy: Building to a Global Enterprise
Scott Weiss is the CEO and Owner of Speakeasy, Inc., a 45-year-old global communication consultancy with offices in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco, Amsterdam, and ongoing operations in Hong Kong, Dubai, London, and Mumbai.…