Chief executive of Mothercare Daniel Le Vesconte is out with immediate effect after 5 months in the role. In January, Daniel Le Vesconte assumed the role of Mothercare’s first chief executive in two years. Before his appointment at Mothercare, Le Vesconte held prominent leadership positions at Abercrombie and Fitch, Dr....

After nine years since its inception, Anne Boden, the founder of Starling Bank, one of the prominent digital banks in the United Kingdom, has decided to resign from her position as CEO. Starling Bank experienced significant growth during this period, as reflected in its impressive financial results. In the fiscal...

The unemployment rate is surprisingly low, at 3.7%, shocking economists who expected a slowdown in hiring and rising unemployment rate. Frontline work such as healthcare led job growth. Frontline workers are in high demand, and the competition for their services is fierce. Yet wage growth cooled to .3%, the smallest...

How important is cost optimization in IT companies? Is it synonymous with resource optimization? Is it a one-time budget reduction exercise to meet the numbers? Or is it a continuous, deliberate, and implemented set of processes designed to squeeze every last penny out of every invested ruble? Does it take...

Nine recommendations to create a productive investment committee. An internal investment committee is a body responsible for managing investments within a company. It is responsible for evaluating and making investment decisions, as well as monitoring and analyzing their effectiveness. The committee may include high-ranking employees of the company, such as...

The method of evaluating alternative management options for complex projects, the implementation of which can compensate for a negative NPV. Implementing complex technological projects is associated with high uncertainty and a significant risk of investment loss. And if the calculation of effectiveness shows a negative NPV, the obvious solution becomes...

One of the most compelling arguments in favor of employing a speaker is the opportunity to have access to thought leaders and experts in the field. These experts may not only help you get an advantage over the competition, but they can also give invaluable insights into your sector. They'll...

This article will not be the first one you’ve read on the importance of meeting people where they are, and I hope it’s not the last, either. The more we reinforce this message, the better - because we need to remind ourselves constantly of its value to human interaction. Several...

The essence of a bubble is that most market participants believe that something is of value when, in fact, it is not.  Back in the days of the dot-com bubble, for example, people thought that just having a website and a .com web address – like Pets.com – was valuable. ...