Stephen Archer is a speaker with great charisma. By using illustrations and personal experiences and not being afraid to share his own point of view of the current situation and who is to blame for it, he engages the whole audience, at the same time helping us all to understand the credit crunch a little better.
— Warwick Business School
The Accelerating decline of the USA as an Economic Superpower Can leadership and skill reverse the trend? Back in March I gave a key note at a conference on this subject. It raised a few eye brows. To most people, particularly those in the US, this has been an unthinkable concept. However, the scale of…
The double dip question has been with us since the end of 2010 and is now coming to the fore again. It would be headlines if the headlines were not in the way – thanks to the Murdoch empire! We now have a far better perspective on the impact of the austerity and tax measures…
I have read of bankers and politicians suggesting, no, insisting, that the Eurozone crisis can only be solved in the long run by greater political and economic integration. This is like saying that 6 of the 18 family members are all alcoholics so let’s all get drunk together instead. I am astonished by the intellectual…
Few people had heard of them or taken much notice of them until a few years ago but now their role in our economic destiny has come into sharper focus. It is the CRA’s view of the UK economy that has led George Osborne to pursue the economic medicine that he has prescribed. It is…
Two things lubricate an economy: liquidity and confidence. Without one or the other, an economy struggles. I wrote about this five months ago and now we have a new global, US and UK dynamic at play when it comes to confidence in the economy. Greece and oil, but I will come to this. Growth in…
Referendums outside Switzerland are a rarity. Any number of topics could be put to the public but the UK referendum on the voting system was demanded by the Lib Dems as a condition of the coalition agreement in May 2010. The choice for the public is simple. First past the past as we have today…
So in a business we have things to sell and the resources to produce them. Then we have to find customers and be able to deliver the goods. You also have Finance (the exchequer) Legal (Lord Chancellor), Transport (got one of those after a fashion..), Foreign Office (Marketing ), HR (Home Office and NHS) Security…
Since the recession, companies are hungrier than ever for strong leadership. Last year, Henley Business School reported that developing leadership skills was a top priority for 2500 HR and learning professionals. But although leadership seems to be the holy grail of private and public sector organisations today and pursued incessantly, it remains persistently elusive for…