Yousaf throws in the towel: What next for Scotland, independence and the SNP?
Humza Yousaf has announced his intention to stand down as Leader of the Scottish National Party and First Minister of Scotland, following days of pressure and looming votes of no confidence.
April 29, 2024Global headwinds are putting pressure on Dutch trust in tech: How the sector can power through in 2023
Over the past two years, the tech sector has been booming in the Netherlands. As we switched to working from home and our need of (or desire for) online shopping, gaming, grocery delivery and streaming services grew.
November 29, 2022King of the Cats and the Civil Rights Queen
I have been on vacation this week and just finished biographies on two important figures in the civil rights movement in the U.S. in the 50s and 60s Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (King of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.) and Constance Baker Motley (Civil Rights Queen Constance Baker Motley and The Struggle for Equality).
March 28, 2022Startups and Communications: Pride and Prejudice
You’ve got the idea, the business plan, the tech and - some of - the funding. You’re working on your product, iterating features, fine tuning the customer service, revolutionising a sector’s status quo. And you’re moving fast, because of your ecosystem’s need for speed. For most tech startups, those are the pillars they build a business on. But what’s the value of these if no one is paying attention? And if what you offer is so complex and new that people don’t understand it?
August 31, 2021CEO Transitions Just Got Harder
Managing CEO succession has always been one of the most critical responsibilities that boards shoulder. With daunting stakes, they must carefully orchestrate everything, from articulating what they need in their future CEO, evaluating candidates, to managing a range of delicate dynamics.
August 19, 2021Reuters Institute Digital News Report: Infodemics, Falling Trust and Pod Power
The Reuters Institute Digital News Report is the largest and most authoritative ongoing study into news consumption habits in the world, surveying 80,000 people in 40 countries.
June 18, 2020European Parliament Hearings: Commissioner for Health
Qualitative and quantitative analysis to assess the main policy issues that Members of the ENVI Committee raised during the hearing versus what people wanted to know about on Twitter.
October 2, 2019Decorrelating an asset manager’s brand from a sector in reputational decline
The brand of “Asset Management Inc.” is in decline. Whilst this fall is evident in the way in which the world’s largest institutional asset managers are perceived by the intermediaries and media that follow them, it is even more pronounced for UK wholesale managers.
August 23, 2019Best Practices for Addressing Executive Compensation Concerns
Executive compensation at publicly-traded companies remains in the spotlight for investors and other important stakeholders.
August 9, 2019Technology Policy and the 2016 Election
Technology policy issues are at the center of many of the big debates of this campaign — including on issues like trade and national security.
November 30, 2018