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Category: Business

  • The long shadow of financial exceptionalism

    The long shadow of financial exceptionalism

    An excerpt from Necessary Evil: How to Fix Finances by Saving Human Rights by David Kinley Of the ailments of the financial sector and their causes, one stands out above all others: the  capacity of finance’s prevailing culture of self- assured exceptionalism (and the political clout it buys) to resist fundamental change. The world of…

  • Moving crisis management from the ‘war room’ to the board room

    Organisations that suffer a major crisis have a more than one in four chance of going out of business. Yet despite this level of risk, many companies continue to leave crisis management in the hands of operational middle managers or technicians with little expertise beyond how to recover when things go wrong. Corporate crisis management…

  • Energising leadership

    Leading and mandating others to lead are activities that underpin the ways in which most human beings live. In general, leadership is something that attracts a great deal of conversation and debate, most of which concerns the qualities of people who are recognised as leaders. In the process, leadership becomes personalised—associated with individuals who can…