Why is Democracy so Slow to Take Hold?
October 25th, 2016 // 7:01 pm @ Mark Hamilton
Those of us who live in functioning democracies find it hard to understand why even when the opportunity is offered to societies; the growth of real democracy is painfully slow. “Democracy is the worst form of Government, apart from all the rest” to quote Churchill, but following the fall of the Soviet Union, and the […]
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What Makes a Great Finance Director?
October 25th, 2016 // 5:44 pm @ Mark Hamilton
I have had the privileged to work with several first rate Financial Directors, in different countries, cultures and business’s. They all shared a wider understanding of their role within the company and how this varied from how traditionally finance teams were viewed. The conventional historical view of finance teams is that they record the business’s […]
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Why is America so Angry with Itself?
October 19th, 2016 // 1:52 pm @ Mark Hamilton
America today is angry, at its politicians, its institutions, its media, and at itself. It is this anger than Donald Trump has tapped into, and has flamed for his own personal ambitions. It is too easy to dismiss Trump as unelectable for what he says amount almost every minority group, he is following a well […]
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Why do Most Acquisitions Fail to Deliver
August 23rd, 2016 // 6:36 pm @ Mark Hamilton
Acquisitions can be an excellent way to increase shareholder value, however the majority of acquisitions fail to meet the financial goals set for them. Acquisitions by large tech companies have become a trend in recent years where companies use acquisitions to stay at he forefront of technology in their industry, by identifying possible trends or […]
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Why Boris at the Foreign Office?
July 18th, 2016 // 3:16 pm @ Mark Hamilton
The Prime Minister, Theresa May’s new cabinet looked like a bold but sensible move forward and away from the government of David Cameron, towards a competent cabinet loyal to her. Then she put Boris Johnson in as Foreign Secretary, and even he seemed surprised, and the world giggled assuming it was a joke, but it […]
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The Big Question – Britain and Europe
July 6th, 2016 // 11:39 am @ Mark Hamilton
As the shock and panic subsides in the coming weeks following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, the negotiations for a new relationship will become the focus for thought, and one core question will dominate. Britain’s decision to leave the European Union does not mean we will stop having a trade relation with […]
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The Power of Business Structure
June 7th, 2016 // 6:39 pm @ Mark Hamilton
How a business is structured has critical impact on how it reacts, what it focuses’ on, and how much of your staffs potential you unleash. Business Structure is rarely used effectively as a business tool, and the structure of the business is often a historical inheritance or a chart produced by the Human Resources department. […]
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Strategy to Execution The Key in a Rapidly Changing World
June 7th, 2016 // 5:07 pm @ Mark Hamilton
The core of what a CEO is paid to achieve is too often lost in day-to-day management, and the need to react to today’s problem. Often even CEO’s themselves find it difficult to enunciate clearly exactly what their core role is. CEO’s core role is to develop a strategy for the business that adds maximum […]
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Donald Trumps Hostile Takeover of the Republican Party
May 12th, 2016 // 9:30 pm @ Mark Hamilton
Donald trump has, whether one likes or loathes him successfully executed a hostile takeover of the Republican Party. He will be the Republican candidate for President of the US, and whatever he says and does will be seen by the public as the word of the Republican Party. Now traditional leaders of the party are […]
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Donald Trump The Chameleon
April 27th, 2016 // 7:52 pm @ Mark Hamilton
We seem to be moving towards a Trump vs. Clinton general election for the US presidency. The generally accepted view is that Trump is not a serious presidential option, and therefore Hilary Clinton should win the election easily. Even within the Republican Party many are worried not that Trump will loose but he will do […]
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