What the Chairman wants for Christmas
The Chairman has been very much in the public eye in 2014. In the UK alone we have experienced the high profile resignation of a FTSE 100 Chairman, a public…
Learning from the Mittelstand: Long-term lessons for FTSE 100
How does the CEO of a quoted company deal with the relentless, short-term pressure from the market? This is a question Fidelio frequently discusses with clients in the context of…
Boards, Blame and Liability
A Board has collective responsibility. Nonetheless, it can be lonely and exposed sitting on a major public Board. Shareholders have never had much tolerance for management failure to deliver on…
Investing in a successful IPO
Alibaba has recently floated on the New York Stock Exchange resulting in a market capitalisation of some US$ 225 billion, further proof that IPOs (Initial Public Offerings) are back in…
“My subject is War, and the pity of War." Wilfred Owen
In a remote and beautiful corner of British Columbia, Canada, we followed breakfast television coverage of the ceremony in Liege, Belgium, in commemoration of the beginning of the First World…
Hallelujah – there are many roads to Board diversity
Working towards diverse and highly effective leadership teams, at Board and executive level, is what we do at Fidelio. Our tools are Search and Development. While diversity is hardwired into…