(De)-focused leadership?
In the moments before I took the call asking me to speak on BBC Radio about Focus, I had been: commenting on a family WhatsApp conversation, checking my phone messages, updating Facebook, reading e-mails, catching up on LinkedIn; and feeling guilty about not tweeting...
Building the best M&A management team: Survival of the Clearest
More than 60 per cent of European mergers still fail to produce value. A key reason is the inability to select and retain a high-quality management team. CEOs and boards look after themselves, but it is in the one or two levels below that where value is gained or...
International deal of the year 2015 – François at the 2015 M&A Awards Ceremony
Celebrating the achievements of dealmakers, management teams, financiers and professional advisers, The M&A Awards are one of the most highly respected events in the market; White Water Group are one of just five corporate sponsors. François presented the award...
The end of hierarchy? Circles in the sky…
The way we work is changing, yet our organisations remain the same – for now. If you have followed our recent research or blog you will have noticed two things: The interests of Gen Y and women are converging: both ask us to rethink the nature of work. For example to...
Women leaving organisations : bathtubs & cupcakes…
“A tap takes 20 minutes to fill an empty bathtub. The drain takes 30 minutes to empty the tub when it is full. If both the tap and the drain are opened at the same time, how long will it take to fill the empty tub?” Women are still talked about as an oddity...