KATHLEEN ANNE

HARMESTON FCIPS

C-Suite Director and Coach, Non-Executive Director, Business Advisor & Fractional Interim

Tag: corporate governance

  • Ethical Sourcing – The New Fad or Consumer Demand? 

    Ethical Sourcing – The New Fad or Consumer Demand? 

    Kathleen Harmeston

    With the ongoing changes and developments in international trading and more eco-friendly consumer demands the concept of ethical sourcing has surged to the forefront of business strategy discussions. But what exactly do we mean by ethical sourcing and how has it become a cornerstone of contemporary business practices in 2024? Defining Ethical Sourcing At its…

  • Non-Executives Directors With The X Factor

    Non-Executives Directors With The X Factor

    Kathleen Harmeston

    X Shaped Skills Are Key To Board Success In 2024 Board Challenges For 2024 Non-executive directors (NEDs) provide a vital role in ensuring businesses deploy rigorous, strategic planning and implementation, fuelled by exceptional talent, against a backdrop of well understood market challenges. Board Chairs face the challenge of ensuring their NEDs have “the X Factor” for…

  • High Speed 2 Derailed Just After It Left The Station

    High Speed 2 Derailed Just After It Left The Station

    Kathleen Harmeston

    Hailed as a significant part of the UK’s Industrial Strategy, High Speed 2 rail’s (HS2) goals were to boost the UK economy by upgrading and interconnecting 21 routes in the northern rail infrastructure, whilst radically reducing travel time to the Capital. Phase 1 (London/Birmingham) was planned to launch 2028. The original HS2 business case, developed in 2015…