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Opinion
Follow the leader
Inside track by Mark WingettOn average, nearly a third of investment decisions are based on the perception of a company’s chief executive, according to recent research carried out by international consulting firm FTI Consulting.The company examined 263 chief executive transitions at global public companies across 35 countries from 2007 to ...
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Brewers join the funding race
Inside Track by John HarringtonI make no apology for returning to a key topic, some would say the key topic, for the eating and drinking out sector at this time: funding. The past couple of weeks has seen a resurgence in investments in the sector from, encouragingly, a variety of ...
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Opinion
Turning muppets into managers
Inside track by Mark Wingett“Get rid of the muppet” is not a phrase Majestic Wine chief executive Steve Lewis likes to use, but it is one he find himself saying at least once in every session for potential employees he oversees.As Lewis explained at the latest gathering of M&C Report’s ...