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Is Your Board Stuck in the Wrong Gear?

Effective boards shift between passive, mentor, partner and control modes to optimise engagement. The Covid-19 pandemic unexpectedly prompted a much-needed…

Buy then Build: Be an Entrepreneur Without the Start-Up

Forget coding in garages — a growing number of entrepreneurs are skipping the start-up grind and buying existing businesses instead.…

Developing Countries Need a New Approach to Long-Term Financing

- Kate Hampton and Hannah Wanjie Ryder Kate Hampton is CEO of the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation. Hannah Wanjie Ryder,…

Five Global Trends in Business and Society in 2025

The top threats to business and the greatest opportunities for impact in the year ahead. For the fifth year running,…

The Art of Delegation

A framework for developing this critical leadership skill. Consider this man. He takes daily post-lunch naps and frequently dozes off…

What’s in the Price?

How uncertainty about what information is incorporated in the stock price shapes trading behaviour, returns and price informativeness. “Am I…