How strategy, strategic communications and stakeholder engagements can help mitigate the risks and turbulence of 2025.
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Navigating the Future of Corporate Venturing: Strategic Insights for Boardroom Leaders
Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) is shaping the future of innovation, delivering strategic value, and driving returns for businesses and investors, with insights tailored for board members and C-Suite executives. Senior CVC leaders and academics came together at a London Business School event to share their views on the future of corporate venturing and the opportunities for innovation.
Building Trust Is the Key to Unlocking High-Growth Sectors
McKinsey's ‘The Next Big Arenas Of Competition’ report outlines 18 key areas and sectors the firm believes will shape the world by 2040 and deliver strong financial and societal returns. To secure this, start-ups and companies in these arenas and sectors must invest in building trust and their reputation. Reputation will help unlock value and growth.
How News Avoidance Is Reshaping Reputation Strategy: Critical Insights for Business Leaders, Investors, and Government Decision-makers
The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism published an article this week that discussed the growing trend of news avoidance amongst specific audience groups. The establishment of ‘news avoidance’ is having a profound implication not just for governments but also for businesses and their efforts to build and manage their reputations.
Maximising the UK Industrial Strategy: A Guide for Business Leaders, Investors, and Policymakers
Today, the UK government published its Industrial Strategy Green Paper, a public consultation that asks businesses to' help shape the industrial strategy.’ Timed to coincide with the International Investment Summit, the Green Paper presents the government’s vision for driving long-term economic growth. Yet, while it is being unveiled at a gathering of international investors, the UK must support the creation of a corporate venture capital ecosystem that can support UK innovation that can deliver growth.
The importance of strategic stakeholder engagement: More than who you know
strategic stakeholder engagement is more than who you know. It is about strategy and knowing the route to delivering positive outcomes. The skills needed are complex, but vital in today's business, investment and political world.
How to improve the reputation of private equity firms?
The reputation of private equity companies has been poor, yet they contribute to the economy, often outperforming public-listed equities and other investment funds. Private equity firms need a new communications playbook.
How to secure Venture Capital in a Volatile Economy: The Critical Role of Reputation Management
American venture capital firms are making fewer deals. They are, as has been said before, keeping their investment powder dry for now. They are risk averse and seek opportunities where trust and reputation are factored into the business plan. But what can start-ups and companies looking for investments do to reassure VCs and other investors? I outline some initial strategic and tactical thinking and activities.