AMBA (Association of MBAs) puts on great regular events for Continuing Professional Development (CPD), and amazingly they are mostly free to members. Last year’s MBA refresher (http://kimtasso.com/association-of-mbas-refresher-event-banks-innovation-entrepreneurs-and-coaching) was excellent so I was excited when I arrived at Imperial College on 4th September. Here’s a summary of what was covered. Pricing to Read More
I am still receiving additional material to supplement the White Paper (Apps by UK law, accountancy and property firms – Are we missing the digital revolution?) http://kimtasso.com/white-paper-apps-by-uk-law-accountancy-and-property-firms-are-we-missing-the-mobile-revolution Thanks to Samantha Davies, National Marketing Manager Haines Watts, for this case study. Here is the link to the app on their website http://www.hwca.com/clients/tax-publications/tax-rates-app/ Read More
Many of the professionals I work with in insolvency related professions say that despite the double (or triple) dip recession, they are not experiencing the increase in work that is typical following a recession. In the past, the trend was that the peak of insolvencies occurred about 18 months after Read More
The other day there was a piece about the lack of women on UK Boards in the Evening Standard http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/boardroom-doors-are-still-closed-for-women-8084093.html The key points were that: Not one woman has joined the board of any of Britain’s biggest companies in the past year In the past two years, of 87 executive Read More
Some recent statistics released from official sources: LEGAL Repeat offenders: Ministry of Justice show that 102,310 people convicted in 2011 – nearly a third of the overall total of offenders – had committed 15 or more crimes. 70,000 men had committed between seven and 14 crimes. Average jail sentences: Average jail Read More
