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Lightbulb’s Founder, Fiona McKay in the line up of the 12 most admired women in business today and what advice they would give their younger selves.

Fiona McKay talks to Applied Futurologist Tom Cheesewright in his podcast series ‘Talk About The Future’.

Get to know what defines our founder Fiona McKay, her way of doing business, inspirations, aspirations and her views on the future. A great sit down interview in the ‘Getting To Know You CEO Series’ in Business Matters Magazine.

Fiona Mckay explores the critical markers needed when human capital is under the spotlight and identifies the 4 key areas she uses when applying her own PE™ stress tests for investors.

The first quartile of the 21st century has seen a persistent challenging of socio-political norms; with the U.S. electing a president that no one thought stood a chance and Britain’s surprising vote to leave the EU. 

“Around here, however, we don't look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious...and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” 

I was listening to Nick Petche, the UK Editor in Chief of Yahoo, being interviewed on Radio 4s The Media Show. This, the company once valued at $100 billion but sold last year to the American telecoms giant Verizon for a mere $5 billion. 

“If there’s one thing we can do to change the dial on women’s futures in the workplace, it is to no longer accept ‘constructive criticism’ but instead insist on ‘development dialogue’ ”

Board gender diversity is a ‘tricky one', in part because it forces us to consider the means by which we might make gender representation fairer but also because once you begin to address gender representation…

What makes an exceptional leader? Those who can turn around a company fortune against almost unthinkable odds? Or spot an opportunity that would be unapparent to most?

There has been much discussion on the importance of CEOs having an active online presence. If you Google this question, your results will yield pages of links telling you the exactly this. 

How do you take control and accelerate through 2017 and beyond, against the backdrop of market uncertainty?

I've recently completed some independent research with my clients on feedback and the outcomes were staggering.

I'm often asked to share what some of the best leaders in the world read and would recommend. Here's a great summer reading list of the top 44 recommended titles from Inc:

Working alongside leaders of top organisations across the world, I'm privy to a lot of excellent and well thought-out strategies.

A space to think, visualise and crystalise the big decisions, something I'm always encouraging the CEO's I support to do more of. Find a quiet place to reflect.

CEOs of fast growth tech businesses face a unique set of challenges; focusing on growth, new opportunities and cash flow, attracting the right talent, and establishing a company culture which assimilates a new set of personalities…

I read an interesting article on Forbes this week about how experiencing humiliation can help business leaders grow. In the piece, Kathy Caprino asks Bill Treasurer, chief engagement officer of Giant Leap Consulting and author of books…

A CEO, by the very nature of their position, can be said to be at the pinnacle of their career. The appointment is reward for years of hard work, dedication and accumulated knowledge gained from years of experience…