Was the News Corporation boss negligent, incompetent or wilfully blind? There are lessons for all leaders in the hacking saga and the findings of the House of Commons committee.
Do paternity-leave changes spell bad news for business?
... but careful cost-cutting can save your business. Serial entrepreneur Margaret Heffernan gives us six golden rules to get the best results when cutting costs.
An M&A is a challenge for any business. Here’s how to avoid a transitional nightmare.
Niche markets rule – especially for entrepreneurs. Why? Two reasons. First, the mass market is simply too expensive for most new businesses to enter. Second, niche markets are characterised by well-defined customers who, because you know them so well, can be satisfied and delighted beyond anything the mass market can provide.
Real Business columnist Margaret Heffernan wrote a great (although perhaps controversial for workaholic entrepreneurs) article on American business news website Bnet this summer. Heffernan argues you need to stop working 60-hour weeks – it will make you more productive. Do you agree?
Are there any business orthodoxies left? I sometimes wonder. Especially after talking to entrepreneurs who seem to take pride in flouting them. No-one is more proud of his multiple heresies than Ray Kelvin. Ray who? The man that is Ted Baker.
You can get by with a little help from your friends. But to excel, you need informed advice from your peers.
Bright, young entrepreneurs are teaching this seasoned businesswoman a thing or two.
There’s a world of difference between selling in Europe and selling elsewhere.
Behind the smoke and mirrors of climate change: you can’t make a difference without paying a price.
Will the ill wind that’s blowing leave your business vulnerable, or expose its sturdy foundations?
A downturn is the best time to take your foot off the accelerator and enjoy life in the slow lane for a while.
Today’s struggling start-ups may be tomorrow’s boom-time success stories. Cut them a little slack.
We’ve seen recessions before. So, take a deep breath and get on with it. You will survive this.