Leadership has taken important steps but the communication about its culture and the need for change has been mixed ahead of next week’s vote of confidence
The voice of business has spoken. The messaging, however, is mixed. After a period of turmoil and soul searching, during which most of its work was suspended, the Confederation of British Industry has outlined plans for an overhaul of its culture and governance. Its members will be asked to give their verdict in a confidence vote, for which polling has already opened. We will learn the results next week, soon after a gathering at the CBI’s Cannon Street offices in London.
Its director general, Rain Newton-Smith, brought in to steady the ship, made her pitch in a prospectus published on Wednesday.
