Are women who don’t return to professional employment after raising children the most untapped talent source in the UK? We believe they might well be, and encouraging those that want to successfully back into paid employment at scale would have significant benefits to UK productivity and to society as a whole. This is why we are delighted to support the activities of Women Returners.
For ten years or more, China has been a uniquely powerful engine of the global economy, regularly posting high single-figure or even double-digit annual increases in GDP. More recently, growth has slowed, prompting sharp falls in international commodity prices and casting a shadow over the near-term prospects for developed and emerging markets.
We all live in a globalised world, and if we don’t “think global”, then we begin to limit our own potential - as well as that of our organisations. So, as a specialist boutique board and executive search firm, how does Spectrum deliver international solutions to our retained clients?
Peter Waine has joined Spectrum as of 1st September 2016 as Chairman of the Advisory Board. A former Director of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Peter is best known as the co-founder of Hanson Green: for many years the principal source for chairmen and non-executive appointments in the UK.
To help CEOs and board chairs, as well as executives and directors, build strong boards, this McKinsey Quarterly CEO guide synthesizes multiple sources to make quick sense of complex issues in corporate governance.
An actively engaged board is able to identify and act upon weak signals that could indicate a need for change. Its composition and operations reflect the evolving needs of the business.