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Blog
16 Oct 2023

Delays expected – why latest airline struggles show the post-pandemic reality

As airline struggles show, UK PLC is still recovering lost capacity post-pandemic. Businesses must invest in resilience and clearly communicate to manage customer expectations.

Blog
11 Oct 2023

Moving technology from the planning room to the board room to accelerate change

Modern businesses have to be agile and dynamic to thrive. Yet outdated ways of working are causing a disconnection between the boardroom, where PowerPoint and Excel remain, and our new information reality.

Blog
09 Oct 2023

Stop obsessing about precise details – and use forecasting to manage uncertainty

It’s counter-productive to pin all hopes and excuses on precise predictions in an increasingly uncertain world. Holding planners & managers accountable for detailed perfection will create an impossible burden and hamper meaningful business transformation.

In the press
06 Sep 2023

Hold fire before rushing to implement your summer holiday “good ideas”

Business Leader

School’s back, holidays are over, and executives and business owners will be coming back refreshed and armed with good ideas for new initiatives they have thought up while taking a well-earned August break.

In the press
31 Aug 2023

Trust the process

CEO Today

Business leaders require courage to implement Integrated Business Planning – it’ll be worth it in the long term.

In the press
29 Aug 2023

CEOs must reject servant leadership - and learn to delegate instead

Management Today

Servant leadership has left CEOs dealing with too many operational decisions. They need to focus on the bigger strategic matters, argues Kirsty Braines, CEO, Oliver Wight EAME.

In the press
14 Aug 2023

Minimizing environmental impact

Mining & Minerals Today

Few businesses face the extreme challenges that mining and extraction businesses encounter in ensuring their operations minimize environmental impact.

Blog
27 Jul 2023

How the mismanagement of Thames Water turns up the heat on business leaders to not be greedy

A lack of investment in innovation and short-term thinking has left the UK’s largest water company floundering, but others can learn from the sorry episode so they don’t suffer a sinking feeling.

Blog
20 Jul 2023

Global warming is a searingly hot topic – and business leaders must do more before it’s too late

Record temperatures around the world should be alarming for everyone, but the onus is on organizations to take meaningful action, for the sake of humanity.

In the press
01 Jul 2023

The delegation dilemma

FMCG CEO

Birgit Breitschuh explores the rut many CEOs often find themselves in through short-term fire-fighting.

Blog
30 Jun 2023

My first foray into Gartner’s Supply Chain Symposium….

Oliver Wight Partner Ben Collins shares his experience and learnings from attending the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium earlier this month.

Blog
28 Jun 2023

Why human capital management is business critical in the age of generative AI

ChatGPT reached 100 million users in only two months, so businesses need to make the most of this game-changing technology, but human resource departments must be invested to ensure people are developed and not demotivated.