Getting senior management to see why social media can help achieve strategic business goals is easier said than done. It can take years to build a strong social media network that generates real business leads and for risk averse organisations like Greater Manchester Police when they decided to tweet all their calls for assistance in … 3 Eureka! moments for getting buy in for social media from your boss
Interesting to spot that the FT has this week written …. “People grumbling to friends about their health or waiting times at hospitals is nothing new. But as more choose to do so on internet forums and social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, they may be surprised to learn that hospitals and healthcare professionals … NHS eavesdropping – why is this a news story?
We have spent the summer helping The Directorbank Group to carry out research into What makes an Outstanding FD? This has been done in association with Grant Thornton. When you mention the word ‘finance director’, many will have that old image of an accountant in the Monty Python sketch trying to tame a lion. Forget … 5 skills that make an FD an outstanding FD – new research from The Directorbank Group
René Carayol was the inspiration at this year’s Yorkshire International Business Convention (YIBC). The headlines were all about Brian Blessed – and you have to admire the fact that this famous actor climbed Mounts Everest and Ararat in his 60s and 70s. But I felt like the little boy with the Emperor’s clothes – was … The recession is kind to good businesses – and cruel to the poor ones. What can you do in a recession to be great?
The BBC has this morning reported, “The Foreign Office has apologised for a ‘foolish’ document which suggested the Pope’s visit to the UK could be marked by the launch of ‘Benedict’ condoms.” It turns out this was the result of a brainstorm in the Foreign Office as to what the ideal papal visit would look … The Foreign Office blunder – who allowed a culture of joke emails?
