What is the C-suite? Roles, responsibilities and how to make it
Nov 9, 2023 · The chief executive officer (CEO) is the most senior C-suite executive in a company and is ultimately responsible for managing the organisation. Charged with maximising the company’s value, CEOs report directly to the board – and may even be the chairman. The face of the company, every other role reports to the CEO, requiring them to be ...
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The benefits of charity: how corporate giving can reward businesses
CAF's analysis of the FTSE 100 financial reports for the year ending in 2022 show that £1.85bn was committed to communities and charity – the same as when the report was last published (2016). This effectively means a 17% cut in funding. Corporate giving would have needed to rise to £2.24 billion in 2022 to achieve the same spending power.
What it’s like to live and work in Vietnam - Raconteur
Dec 12, 2022 · According to Vietnamese law, public and private sector workers cannot work more than eight hours a day, with weekly working hours capped at 48 hours.Typically, the working day starts between 7 am and 8:30 am and finishes between 4 pm and 6 pm Monday to Friday. On Saturdays, the working day generally ends at midday and most workers have Sunday off.
Cognitive Bias infographic - Raconteur
Cognitive bias. When it comes to assessing risk, humans often fail to make rational decisions because our brains take mental shortcuts that prevent us making the correct choice. Since the 1960s behavioural scientists and psychologists have been researching these failings, and have identified and labelled dozens of them. Here are some that can ...
Five companies that reset their supply chains - Raconteur
Sep 30, 2020 · The shift – already underway pre-pandemic - to digitally transform supply chains has, as Unilever shows, accelerated under covid-19. “This crisis has highlighted that global, agile, and adaptive supply chains are very much a competitive edge for businesses …,” says Victoria Cuthbert who is the Head of Supply Chain Home Care.
French cinema is more than just entertainment - Raconteur
Jul 14, 2014 · In France, cinema is taken seriously, traditionally considered an art rather than merely a form of entertainment or an industrial product. In fact, French cinema ranges from the most arcane experimentalism to popcorn comedy as broad, and sometimes as crass, as anything emerging from Tinseltown. French cinema is also widely identified with ...
What Labour’s ‘groundbreaking’ workers’ rights bill means for HR
Oct 10, 2024 · The Labour government has unveiled its new package of workers’ rights reforms, two days before its self-imposed deadline. The contents of the employment rights bill has been eagerly awaited by both employers and employees, after the Labour Party touted major reform of workers’ rights within its first 100 days in office.. Among the 28 measures that have made it into the final bill are the ...
Five challenges for bricks-and-mortar retailers in 2023
Jan 4, 2023 · 4. Maximising inventory without overburdening cashflow. Bricks-and-mortar retailers must pay more attention to ensuring the right stock is in the right place at the right time, says Stuart Higgins, a former head of logistics at Halfords. This must be achieved without excess inventory, he says, which diminishes working capital.
Nike at 60: how the sportswear giant ticks all of marketing’s boxes
Jan 25, 2024 · As the sportswear giant celebrates its 60th anniversary this week, it does so as one of the world’s most ubiquitous and valuable brands. Nike clothes are still principally made to enhance sporting performance. In 2024, the swoosh is worn by some of the world’s top athletes and teams. But now Nike is as fashionable as it is functional.