As regular readers of my blog know, I'm fascinated by the role that culture and behaviours play in so many of the critical aspects of business activity which have been in the spotlight since the credit crunch. Whether it’s stewardship, governance, risk, selling (or mis-selling), reporting etc - when things go spectacularly wrong and jeopardise the existence of an organisation, it’s typically the result of unacceptable behaviour.

"Before you ask the question being posed, it's not about the 4-4-2 formation of the English team which so sadly came unstuck against Germany last weekend. But while we're on the subject, for most English supporters the real surprise is that we are surprised by the lamentable performance of our team."

 

 

Further to my blog last week where I made reference to the coalition government talking of reinstating the Operating and Financial Review I thought you would be interested in my article below which appeared in this week’s Accountancy Age.

I recently had the pleasure of listening to Stephen Green's lecture at the Mansion House here in London.  The lecture was the first in a series of lectures on ‘Tomorrow’s Value’ and Stephen spoke on the link between 'values and value'.
 
As the chairman of HSBC he is in a unique position to talk on the subject given the impact of the credit crunch on society and the central role the banking sector plays in our long term prosperity.