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Remember to plan for the worse!!
At the time of writing (which is early Sunday morning on the 28th of May) two teams are in danger of dropping out of the Premier League along with Southampton. These teams are Leicester City, Leeds United and Everton. There are serious repercussions of dropping out of...
Four things to remember when selecting a new supplier
Introduction Selecting suppliers for outsourcing functions, buying services, etc is becoming increasingly common. This means that supplier selection is now a key organisational capability. However many organisations struggle with supplier product/service...
To resolve industrial disputes, both sides must speak !!
At the current time in the UK anyway, there was a large number of disputes between unions and the UK Government. It seems like there is a constant flow of strikes that nurses doctors, teachers change drivers and others and not in the strikes aimed at public events...
Is ESG just a ‘tick in the box’ or a real saviour?
Introduction. Ever since the financial services industry started decades or even centuries ago, there have been many trends that have appeared and become fashionable. Some of these have stuck around and have provided real benefits (such as passive investing and...
Should we be worried about another banking crisis?
Many of us remember the credit crisis from 2008 and the years and years of economic gloom that followed it, However, are we heading towards another banking crisis? At the time of writing three banks (namely Silicon Valley Bank, Credit Suisse and First Republic Bank)...
Paul Taylor discusses the ten challenges for the Financial Services industry.
“Tsunami” of New Complex and Business-Critical Regulation Arguably, the most prominent factor at the moment is Regulation or, more specifically, the “tsunami” of new regulations which is inundating the Asset Management industry following the credit crisis of...
Don’t Panic !!! …. but should we be worried about Artificial Intelligence?
Should we be panicking? There's a lot of attention in the media at the moment about Artificial Intelligence (AI), and how it could run out of control or cause all sorts of problems and even something as serious as the death of humanity. and this point of view...
Dominic Raab and the importance of managing the human part of Change Management.
(For those in the UK anyway) the latest political news is that Dominic Raab, has resigned as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice over a report which found he had bullied staff. Although with any political conflict or event, there is a certain amount of...
Do you really understand what BCP and DR are? Paul Taylor’s latest webinar explains.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW WEBINAR. BCP/DR is now a critical part of running a business but very few people really understand what it is and how it can be implemented. What actually is BCP and DR? Why are they important? How can DR and BCP be implemented? What are the typical...
Paul Taylor discusses the Interim Management challenges that Frank Lampard and Chelsea are facing
Introduction An interim manager is required when a member of management has left a position (either voluntarily, by force or by ‘mutual agreement’) and the employer needs to find a long-term replacement could this take time? Therefore interim manager is employed...
