Category: Human Resources
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CBI in crisis – a governance failure – and why members shouldn’t walk away
As the CBI apparently nears meltdown, the Board must learn the lessons of this governance failure. And members should think twice about walking away as they consider their own corporate responsibility.
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Mega risks and disasters – a resilient company will get back on track faster
Businesses are increasingly expected to prepare for, and manage the effects of major disasters and they play an integral role in disaster risk mitigation and recovery. We produced a blog for 6-Group on what businesses should be doing to ensure they are resilient and therefore become partners of choice for their customers if disaster strikes. Photo,…
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Oxfam – work begins on ensuring a permanent fix for the aid sector
Since allegations emerged of aid workers participating in sex parties in disaster-stricken Haiti, Oxfam has been fighting a rear-guard action. It’s looked like an organization that was wrong-footed from the outset, never regained the initiative and is struggling to use its undoubtedly noble values as a defence for the defenceless. This is doubly ironic,…
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Toby Young, tweets and the challenge of hiring the right people
By early Tuesday morning, the name ‘Toby Young’ had been trending on Twitter with nearly 50,000 tweets. The outraged Twitterati were celebrating that their pressure on the government had resulted in Young falling on his sword. And this, despite earlier support from the PM and senior government ministers, like the Johnson brothers. Just days earlier,…
Crisis Management 