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The Value of Wisdom in a Multigenerational Workforce: Embracing the Insights of 60+ Employees
As people aged 60 and over increasingly choose to stay in work, Annie Coleman, Senior Advisor at Audley, examines the wealth of value they add to the workplace.
Boxnote: The King’s Speech
Audley Director Rolf Merchant summarises the key bills from HM King Charles III’s speech.
Weekend Box #104: Centre-Right Takes Centre Stage & more
In this week’s Box: Democratic Alliance win Portugal's elections, Standard Chartered's leadership overhaul, EU members back legislation to improve gig workers' rights & more
2024 look ahead: 5 sink or swim issues for Rishi Sunak
With an election earmarked for later this year, Lucy Thompson dives into the top 5 ‘sink or swim’ issues for the Prime Minister.
UK energy & climate policy: what you need to know
This week at COP28 representatives finally agreed on a deal to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels. Audley investigates where the UK stands on climate and energy policy.
OpenAI: when philosophy enters the boardroom
Lucy Thompson unpacks effective altruism - the controversial movement behind the dismissal and reinstatement of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
Autumn Statement 2023: Briefing
Audley’s Rolf Merchant outlines the key points - with political analysis - from the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement.
The skills gap on boards that is holding culture change back
Culture is a company’s secret weapon. Annie Coleman, a Senior Advisor at Audley, argues that we need to look beyond traditional skill sets to get this right.
What does Rishi’s reshuffle mean for the Tory Party?
Chris Wilkins, Audley CEO and former Head of Strategy at No10 sets out what this reshuffle means for a divided Conservative Party.
Dispatches: notes from a Rio favela
Following a visit to gang-controlled Rocinha - the largest favela in Brazil - Imogen Beecroft offers her reflections:
Labour Party Conference: All that glitters is gold?
Lucy Thompson was on the ground in Liverpool this week for the hotly-anticipated Labour Party Conference. Here’s what she made of it:
Tories in Manchester – united?
Audley’s Rolf Merchant picks out five themes that emerged from Conservative Party Conference 2023.
Sunak’s strategy may struggle to survive contact with reality
At the Conservative Party Conference this week, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak presented himself as the change candidate. Audley’s Chris Wilkins argues that this strategy is more rhetoric than reality.
Forget AI, the Emoji Language Revolution is Coming
With emoji ruled legally binding, a linguistic revolution is on the horizon. Audley Managing Partner Imogen Beecroft asks: are we ready to embrace it?
Why Do We Work?
What does ‘work’ mean to you? Does it give you meaning, or is it a ‘necessary evil best avoided’? Audley Senior Advisor Annie Coleman investigates how individual and organisations create meaningful work.