In today’s fast-moving world, it can be easy to lose sight of the power of listening as an essential tool of good management.

Jean-Pierre Noël is presenting the session titled “Implementing a holistic reward and benefits strategy: how to navigate the complexities of delivering national and international solutions” at the CIPD Reward and Benefits Conference 2019 which takes place in Birmingham on 3 April 2019. Book your tickets today. http://bit.ly/2SnQUfz

For anyone considering reinventing their career, or a business coach working with a client contemplating a career move, Herminia Ibarra’s book “Working Identity” is a useful read.  

Korn Ferry’s All-Share Directors’ Pay Guide 2018/19 highlights the introduction of restricted shares as being a topic of “significant discussion” amongst FTSE 100, 250 and SmallCap.

BlackRock’s 2019 letter to CEOs emphasises the inextricable link between Purpose and Profit.

The guidance suggests “best practice” in the view of both investors and companies. The Group (comprising FTSE 100 Company Secretaries and leading UK institutional shareholders) was reconstituted in 2018 to further review and amend the guidance following the publication of The Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018 which applies to financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2019. An updated version of the guidance was republished on 7 December 2018.