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An overview of news, trends and research in Management consulting in the UK:

IoD names Emily Groves Young Director of the Year Emily Groves, Managing Director of Indigo Swan, has been named ‘Regional Young Director of the Year’ by the IoD, one of UK’s leading business networks. As part of her triumph, Groves will progress to th
29 July 2015
Right incentive system crucial for Financial Services Complexity is in the nature of the financial services beast, however, with the right incentives, it can be managed. New rules around bonuses, according to Oliver Wyman, may have the opposite of their intended effect, incentivising generalised centr
21 July 2015
A.T. Kearney: Execs say strategy harder to formulate Companies that have a long term business strategy still outperform companies that don’t, research by A.T. Kearney shows.
20 July 2015
Capita: Three in four employees experience work stress Three in four UK employees are experiencing work related stress, with especially young employees affected, Capita’s latest employee survey shows.
20 July 2015
Strategy&: Dutch Chief Executives safer in their seats The percentage of changing/departing CEO’s in public Dutch organisations has in the past year declined 12%, the lowest level since 2000.
13 July 2015
Bain: Management tool use remains solid around globe With business trends showing that companies are moving forward in terms of revenue and competitive advantage, the kinds of management tools deployed by executives may give an insight into their long
10 July 2015
Family businesses trust in the power of female CEOs Family businesses are more likely to appoint female leaders as they believe in the power of women on top, research by EY shows.
30 June 2015
Hay Group: Engage mid-managers for strategic success Mid-level managers have been taking flak from those they manage and those that manage them, with the role the most unhappy in an organisation.
26 June 2015
PwC: CEOs see skills shortage as top threat to business Eighty-four percent of UK CEOs view the skills shortage as a threat to their business, research by PwC shows.
22 June 2015
Aon: Overall employee work experience is deteriorating The overall employee work experience is declining globally, research by Aon Hewitt finds.
16 June 2015
CFO and CIO collaboration growing in importance With more and more aspects of business becoming digitalised, a recent survey from EY highlights a drawing together of the CFO and CIO functions.
11 June 2015
McKinsey & Company: The 8 essentials of innovation As innovation proves to be particularly difficult for well-established companies, McKinsey & Company has researched the successful innovation strategies of big companies and focussed on the question what other companies can learn from them. As
04 June 2015
Lack of people skills of graduates concern for UK firms Businesses in the UK are struggling with a lack of people skills of graduates, caused by a perception gap on the subject, research by Hay Group shows.
03 June 2015
Focus on collaboration to reduce water related risks As the global water shortfall is set to increase significantly in the years to come and more and more regions will be exposed to water stress, businesses should focus their water management on collab
02 June 2015
Chief Data Officer now a must for Financial Services The need for businesses to engage with Big Data and deal with compliance issues within fields strewn with data has risen starkly over the past decade. However, without clear leadership in both areas, information management often remains fragmented,
01 June 2015
McKinsey: Successfully ascending to the C-suite Successfully ascending to the C-Suite tends to be difficult and often takes time, a survey by McKinsey & Company finds. Clearly communicating what will happen during the transitions, listening carefully to reports’ input and creating a sh
28 May 2015
Unraveling the success factors of Corporate Venturing Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University has launched a new executive education programme for managers, advisors and professionals interested in boosting their knowledge in the field of Cor
21 May 2015
UK leaders underestimate aging population, warns EIU The coming years will see changes in demographics as the European population ages. In a recent survey of European executives, UK respondents were found neither to be taking advantage of their opportunity to transform the
18 May 2015
Executive remuneration flat following new rules As a result of new rules, set by companies following shareholder demands, executive pay levels are falling in real terms and more difficult to earn, research by PwC shows.
14 May 2015
Aecus: Innovation important to 91% of organisations Innovation is cited as important by more than 91% of organisations, however, only roughly a third of organisations claim to be successful in delivering innovation, a recent study by Aecus and HP finds. Issues holding bac
21 April 2015
ACE: European managers embracing autonomous teams Executives in Europe are increasingly looking at agile management and leadership models to ensure their organisation is up and ready to deal with the new, fast-paced reality of the marketplace. New research from Allied Consultants Europe unveils th
21 April 2015
Hay Group: 5 key challenges facing UK businesses As UK businesses are trying to maintain high performance in the changing business environment, they are faced with five key challenges, research by Hay Group shows.
21 April 2015
BCG: Good leadership and talent management pays off Companies with strong leadership and talent management, ‘talent magnets’, outperform those with poor management ‘talent laggards’, and are expected to increase their revenue and profits much faster, research by BCG shows.&nb
20 April 2015
UK managers earn 3.3 times more than employees The pay disparity between lower level workers and senior managers has increased in every region worldwide since the start of the global recession, with the UK no exception.
25 March 2015
Aligned operating model key for EU competitiveness Competitiveness continues to be a difficulty for many European companies. In a recent study from A.T.
24 March 2015
Eastern Europe leads the way for women to the top Eastern European countries are leading the way in appointing female top executives, research by Grant Thornton shows, with Russia, where 40% of senior management roles are held by women, leading the
23 March 2015
Bridgespan: Non-profits use 19 management tools With non-profits under increased pressure to perform and with ever dwindling funds, management tools are a way to streamline operations while cutting excesses.
18 March 2015
Deloitte: Employee engagement #1 HR challenge Culture and employee engagement are the most important issue facing organisations, research by Deloitte shows, with 8 out of 10 citing lack of employee engagement as their top challenge. According to the firm, the rise of the issue underlines the n
17 March 2015
Grant Thornton to open 11th CEO Room in Leeds Grant Thornton has opened a new ‘CEO Room’ in Leeds, its 11th in the United Kingdom.
25 February 2015
FTI Consulting: Shareholder activism perceived positive Investor activism is on the increase, a recent survey of institutional investors by FTI Consulting finds.
19 February 2015
BearingPoint: Actively managing staff leads to success Front-line managers play a decisive role in improving business performance with up to a 20% increase in recurring productivity to be gained through active management techniques, recent research from
19 February 2015
McKinsey: Top 4 leadership traits for business success The traits being ‘supportive’ and ‘results orientated’, as well as able to ‘see different perspectives’ and to ‘solve problems’ show high correlation with strong and effective leadership, a recently r
17 February 2015

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