Twenty years ago in 1992 we saw the Cadbury Report as a result of the issues at BCCI, Maxwell and Poly Peck…   Ten years ago, in 2002 we saw Sarbanes-Oxley as a result of World Com and the world renowned scandal at Enron…   More recently, in 2012 we saw governance codes being updated

As we approach a New Year and evaluate how the last year went I have a few questions this month for you to consider and act upon, which are loosely based around my governance framework (for further details on the framework you can visit www.thegovernanceforum.com). Before I do that I want to do two things;

  “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not: unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” I often hear people speak about other

Tip one –  you must first decide what it is you want other people to say about you. Before you can create and promote your brand you must be clear about what you want to project about yourself or business. The management guru Michael Porter suggests that businesses should have a unique core differentiator to

Doesn’t time fly? Did you know it was just over 10 years ago that the iPod and iTunes was first introduced and the first iPhone about five years ago? Although we are used to these products now, a decade ago that technology and the impact of them was unheard of by most of us. It

As you know Goliath was a giant, a philistine standing at 7 feet tall. He was a warrior, a fighter and taunted the Israelites for 40 days to find someone to challenge him and seal the fate of their people by a one on one dual. If he were to be defeated then the Philistines