The Boardroom Blog
Tuesday, November 01, 2011 | Posted by: Paul Mewett
Categories:
Risk
| Tags: report,
risk,
Board,
advice,
risk management,
guide,
social media,
Strategy,
Twitter,
crisis,
reputation,
Facebook,
Alan Joyce,
PR,
Qantas,
monitoring,
Internet Intelligence
Social media – what’s the worst that can happen? Quite a lot, as Qantas found out, when a social media crisis hit both its share price and its world-famous reputation for safety. Grant Thornton’s Internet Intelligence team reviews the story and suggests ways in which companies can implement a social media risk management strategy.
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Wednesday, January 05, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: statistics,
investment,
report,
survey,
risk,
data,
advice,
FD,
CFO,
Directorbank,
talent,
finance director,
analysis,
skills
If you could ask a fellow finance director for their advice in the current economy, what do you think they would say? A number of outstanding finance directors shared their views in Grant Thornton’s FD survey, researched in conjunction with Directorbank.
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Thursday, December 02, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Research,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: statistics,
report,
survey,
data,
M&A,
advice,
FD,
CFO,
Directorbank,
investors,
finance director,
analysis,
private equity,
skills,
shareholders,
risk attitude
Private equity remains a significant part of the UK economy and is often under the microscope. It remains a dominant force in the M&A market. In our survey of 350 directors, we asked whether having a stake in a private equity business drives different behaviours – 70% of them said that it does.
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Wednesday, December 01, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Research,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: statistics,
report,
survey,
data,
advice,
FD,
CFO,
Directorbank,
talent,
finance director,
analysis,
skills,
commercial,
experience
Understanding the business and getting as much commercial exposure as early as possible is critical for becoming a successful FD, according to Grant Thornton’s recent survey, researched in conjunction with Directorbank. But how? A number of outstanding finance directors share their views…
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