'We have the technology and the brains…' Daily Telegraph 20 January
An interesting article in the Daily Telegraph today by Matt Mellor.
He is the MD of a medium sized enterprise, having previously been an academic at Oxford University until he left for industry in 2005. He argues that talented engineers and scientists need training in business skills.
Unsurprisingly this struck a chord with us at MTP.
Thursday, 22 January 2015
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
Where Boards Fall Short
Where Boards Fall Short by Dominic Barton and Mark Wiseman, Harvard Business Review, January – February 2015
There has been quite a lot of comment about the role of Boards of Directors over the past year and there is an interesting piece in the January/February edition of the Harvard Business Review. The authors are the global managing director of McKinsey and the CEO of a major investment board, so both clearly have significant experience of the role of Boards and their contribution.