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WATCH: 'How losing just 1% of customers could cost your restaurant hundreds of thousands' - Mark Ferguson, on behalf of Favouritetable, speaks to Mark Dickinson, international #restaurant #management expert... www.favouritetable.com/blog/losing-....

How silence shapes board decisions For boards, the dilemma and value of the dissenting voice is not about individual courage to speak up—it's a matter of culture.

'For #boards, the dilemma & value of the dissenting voice is not about individual courage to speak up - its a matter of culture', write #leadership & #governance experts, Profs Andrew and Nada Kakabadse of Henley Business School, via Board Agenda boardagenda.com/2025/11/21/h... #highereducation

Good PR still needs great ideas Every business wants more media coverage. And fair enough, few things beat the credibility of seeing your name in print, or viewing or hearing your story through a credible media outlet.

Want to communicate effectively through and with the media but being ignored? Journalists aren’t overlooking you because they dislike your business. It's because they’re drowning... Read our latest #blog morefirepr.co.uk/2025/10/14/g... #PublicRelations

Empress #TheophanoPrize presented to @europanostra.bsky.social at the sixth ‘Empress Theophano Prize’ on 7 November, 2025, at a historic awards ceremony held at the Rotunda Monument in #Thessaloniki, #Greece. Read more www.kakabadse.com/news/empress... Henley Business School @morefirepr.bsky.social

Favouritetable and TISSL Partnership Announcement Favouritetable announces new integration with TISSL on seamless booking and EPOS connectivity for UK restaurants

Favouritetable for Restaurants announces new integration with TISSL EPOS on seamless booking and EPOS connectivity allowing #restaurants to manage their capacity in real-time and keep teams fully in step. Read more here... www.favouritetable.com/blog/favouri... #hospitality...

BRD Asset Management SAI was honoured with the ‘Envisia Professor Andrew Kakabadse Award for Excellence in Board Education’ at the Future of #Boards Awards Gala, held on 30th October, 2025 in #Bucharest www.kakabadse.com/news/brd-ass...

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The Power of Choice - Why Leader Discretion Shapes Modern Governance - Boardroom Andrew and Nada Kakabadse of Henley Business School explore how the freedom to decide - and the wisdom to do so well - defines effective leadership.

Leaders are constantly faced with conflicting priorities & must exercise their judgment to navigate organisations through the unknown, write Andrew & Nada Kakabadse, Professors of #leadership and #governance at Henley Business School, via Boardroom Magazine... boardroom.global/the-power-of...

Leadership of tomorrow to be celebrated at the Future of Boards Awards Gala on October 30 - Business Review Events - On October 30, 2025, Envisia will host the 3rd edition of the Future of Boards Gala. The event brings together board members, executives, and governance

The 'Excellence in #Board Education – Professor Andrew Kakabadse Award' will be presented at the ENVISIA-Boards of Elite 3rd 'Future of Boards Gala' on 30th October in #Bucharest. Read more via Business Review... business-review.eu/bucharest-go... Henley Business School

The 'Excellence in #Board Education – Professor Andrew Kakabadse Award' will be presented at the ENVISIA-Boards of Elite 3rd 'Future of #Boards Gala' on 30th October in #Bucharest. Read more... www.thediplomat.ro/2025/10/21/f... #Romania

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, #Morocco is supporting Université Cheikh Anta Diop’s hosting of ‘The #African Engineering and Technology Network (#Afretec)' conference in Senegal over October 20-22, 2025 to drive inclusive digital growth - #highereducation #Africa...

Managing an organisational crisis How you communicate when something goes wrong can prove to be the difference between emerging from a potentially damaging incident more strongly, or leaving yourself open to lasting reputational damag...

Are you ready to manage an organisational #crisis? How you communicate when something goes wrong can be the difference between emerging stronger, or leaving your business open to lasting reputational damage. Read more here... morefirepr.co.uk/2025/09/25/w... #PR #communication

How to embed sustainability in your business school Vague symbolic gestures and greenwashing are no longer enough to show your institution is taking sustainability seriously. Here’s how to embed sustainable teaching and research

'Vague gestures & #greenwashing no longer cut it for #businessschools trying to demonstrate they take #sustainability seriously' - by MUHAMMAD IKRAM, strategy professor at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, #Morocco, via @timeshighered.bsky.social... www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-e...

Why balanced boards are smarter Gender affects style of leadership and, to reap the benefits, the chair must not be a referee, but an orchestrator of difference.

Corporate #boards are evolving & nowhere is this more evident than in how male & female #leaders approach decision-making, say Steve Mullinjer and Dr Andrew Myers of Cognadi Systems, and Prof Andrew @Kakabadse of Henley Business School via Board Agenda mag boardagenda.com/2025/10/03/w... #governance

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Favouritetable and Lightspeed Partnership New partnership between Favouritetable and Lightspeed brings restaurants fully-connected experience

Favouritetable, the UK-based table booking & #restaurant management #technology company, has announced a new partnership with @Lightspeed, one of the world’s leading #ePOS providers for the #hospitality sector... www.favouritetable.com/blog/favouri...

Why you should make your business more interesting There’s a reason Facebook, Netflix, Amazon and so many others are charging more for users to opt out of advertising – no one likes being obviously sold to. It interrupts whatever you’re really interes...

Is your business interesting enough? Read our latest @morefirepr.bsky.social #blog... morefirepr.co.uk/2025/08/15/f... #PR, #branding, #storytellingpower

The creaking career ladder is now a bungee jump – prepare your students for a multi-career world Generation Z want more variety, flexibility and faster development from their careers. It’s up to universities to equip them with the skills for the new career landscape

#GenZ want more variety & faster development for their #careers & it’s up to #universities to equip them, says Deborah Bartlett, #Employability & #Entrepreneurship chief at Al Akhawayn #University, @timeshighered.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/creak... #highered

Teaching and researching across international borders How to support a global higher education system in which international students and academics work and learn alongside peers from all over the world

How can universities support global #highereducation & enable #students & #academics to learn alongside their peers? Starting with Wafa El Garah, management information systems prof, Al Akhawayn University, @timeshighered.bsky.social addresses the issues www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/teach...

Aviation needs better measurement to deliver meaningful decarbonisation SPONSORED ARTICLE As aviation’s contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions continues to rise, questions are mounting over whether current tools for calculating flight emissions are fit-for...

Research led by Therme Group & @UniofSurrey has produced a new model to accurately measure #aviation's contribution to global #greenhouse gas emissions - the 'Air Travel Passenger Dynamic #Emissions Calculator' (ATP-DEC). Read more via Green Air News www.greenairnews.com?p=7995

Six thinkers and five tips to reimagine business education Reach beyond traditional business models and take inspiration from sociology, philosophy and educational theory for a well-rounded, resilient approach to business education

In an #AI world #liberalarts & courageous #businessschool #leadership can prepare students for the unintended consequences of technology say Yassine El Bouchikhi & Lakshmi Goel of Al Akhawayn University in #Morocco via @timeshighered.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/six-t...

Boardroom dissent: the hidden catalyst of high-performing boards When directors challenge proposals, question strategies or raise uncomfortable truths, they’re strengthening the board’s effectiveness.

In boardrooms across the world silence can be mistaken for harmony, but that same quietness can conceal missed opportunities, say Andrew & Nada Kakabadse, professors of #governance & #leadership at Henley Business School - via Board Agenda magazine... boardagenda.com/2025/09/10/b...

AUI Brings Global Voices Together for 2025 AI Summer School on Responsible AI Al Akhawayn University (AUI) recently welcomed hundreds of students, researchers, and professionals from Morocco, other African countries, Europe, the Americas, and Asia for the third edition of its A...

Al Akhawayn University has welcomed hundreds of students, researchers & professionals from #Morocco & across Africa, Europe, the Americas & Asia for the 3rd edition of its #AI Summer School from Aug 25-30. Read more via @Morocco World News www.moroccoworldnews.com/2025/09/2584... #highereducation

While Geopolitical Change Rattles Boards, Leadership Should Listen to its Frontline - Boardroom Organisations must now act with heightened political awareness. As this geopolitical complexity grows, success increasingly depends on the insight and agility of those closest to the ground.

The growing influence of government policy on #trade, #regulation & public sentiment is transforming geopolitical complexity. Organisations must have heightened political awareness say Profs Andrew & Nada Kakabadse, Henley Business School @theboardroom.bsky.social boardroom.global/while-geopol...

The best Moroccan experience is always completed with a five-mile hike through woods resplendent with wild monkeys...

Great to be working with the team at Al Akhawayn University in #Morocco again!

Values can also act as blinders and organisations can end up bound by the very beliefs that once drove their success. Read more from Professors Andrew & Nada Kakabadse of Henley Business School, via theHRDIRECTOR... www.thehrdirector.com/workplace-va...

Cybersecurity and UK Restaurants - Podcast The Favouritetable podcast about Cyber threats facing UK restaurants, and how to protect against them.

WATCH! The #CyberSecurity threats facing UK #restaurants - on behalf of FavouriteTable, Mark Ferguson talks to Prof Kamal Bechkoum, Chair of the Minsky Academy, about why #hospitality is being targeted by criminals & what can be done to stop it www.favouritetable.com/blog/cyberse... #education

Andrew Kakabadse 1948-2025 The distinguished scholar gained international respect as an expert in the development of boards and top teams.

A long-term client and friend of @morefirepr.bsky.social, Professor Andrew Kakabadse will be sadly missed... boardagenda.com/2025/08/12/a...

Five ways to centre faculty development at your university Teaching quality can be an institution’s biggest asset, improving student retention and boosting reputation. So why not move faculty development to the centre of institutional strategy?

With #universities facing many challenges many turn to new buildings or marketing overhauls, but the most powerful tool is faculty development say Professor Salah AL-MAJEED & Hayat El Asri of Al Akhawayn University, via @timeshighered.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/five-...