RESEARCH ︎

Overcoming Short-termism within British Business: 

The Key to Sustained Growth

“Nearly three-fifths of the senior business leaders consulted judged short-termism to be a major or significant impediment to growth – notwithstanding the fact that this included individuals who have headed up some of the UK’s most successful companies. The IoD survey of mainly smaller companies put the figure even higher at more than 90%.

The fundamental challenge for the UK is not how it emerges from recession, but how it earns its living in a world where other nations are building vigorous and innovative new industries. This applies to both manufacturing and services, and to every sector”

(Full report available here)