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Simon Neville

Simon Neville

City A.M.

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Take it from someone with ADHD – we’re not all lazy attention-seekers

ADHD is the perfect target for today’s media, but claiming the surge in diagnoses is just a “trend” won’t help today’s workforce, writes...

17.04.2024 9

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Trying to manage a PR crisis? Here’s some advice

Managing a communications crisis is a delicate operation; kicking and screaming won’t get you anywhere, writes Simon Neville Dear business leader....

03.04.2024 10

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‘I love meetings!’ said nobody ever. So why are we all so addicted?

MANNHEIM, GERMANY – MAY 11: Employees of German software giant SAP hold a meeting in the companies headquarter on May 11, 2005 in Mannheim, Germany....

20.03.2024 9

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Dear business leaders and PRs, here’s what not to do this Budget day

If you’re a business leader trying to land your message today, don’t get your hopes up It’s Budget day and everyone wants a piece of the...

06.03.2024 4

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Whatever you think of him, the former Post Office boss has guts

The war of words that has erupted between the former Post Office chair and Kemi Badenoch is a welcome example of character, writes Simon Neville ...

21.02.2024 8

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‘Captain of industry? No I just answer the phones’: How the UK lost its superstar CEOs

While the US deploys superstar entrepreneurs like Sam Altman and Bill Gates to events like Davos, the best the UK can muster up is Jeremy Hunt and...

24.01.2024 10

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Natwest boss’s radio blunder betrays the reality of C-suite groupthink

Natwest chair Sir Howard Davies’s housing comments are the latest episode in generational warfare and betray the risks of the C-suite echo chamber,...

10.01.2024 9

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Shein float will be a godsend for markets – if it can get over the line

Shein is eyeing up what has been trailed as a ‘mega IPO’ As Shein eyes up a mega IPO, it’s flotation could re-start the cycle of flotations...

13.12.2023 9

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If retail execs didn’t already know it, Black Friday is finally over

On the London Stock Exchange it’s been “Black Friday all year”, according to one of London’s top venture chiefs. We stole Black Friday from...

29.11.2023 4

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From Rwanda to inflation, Sunak has tied himself to pledges he can’t control

LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 15: Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves number 10, Downing Street ahead of the weekly PMQ session in the House...

16.11.2023 7

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City chief execs need to be able to face the music no matter what

The sign of a strong chief executive is the ability to communicate during the bad times as well as the good. My view has always been that if you want...

01.11.2023 5

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If we ever manage to do it, breaking up
the Treasury would be a breath of fresh air

Multiple Prime Minister’s have attempted to reform or slim back the role of Treasury. Treasury brain has become one of the ultimate insults of...

18.10.2023 7

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Why Dame Sharon White failed at John Lewis and what her successor needs to do

John Lewis Partnership; Chairman Sharon White; April 2022 The current chair of John Lewis was always a risky appointment, Simon Neville writes, but...

04.10.2023 5

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Starmer’s pre-election plan? Dance a gentle waltz with the media

Keir Starmer has met with a host of foreign leaders over the last week. In the run up to a general election, a curious metaphorical dance takes place...

20.09.2023 5

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