July 22nd, 2010 by admin

Channel 4 is about to cut 25 percent of its 48 senior managers and recently appointed Julian Bellamy as the acting Chief Creative Officer.

New chief executive David Abraham of Channel 4 is to halve the number of his direct reports to 6 from 13, and is expected to reduce the group of senior management by 12 posts before this year end.

From Guardian.co.uk:

“We will also look at a further restructuring of our commissioning teams to again reduce layers of management and overlap and offer our independent suppliers that same direct route into our senior creative decision-makers.”

The restructure, which will see group finance director Anne Bulford promoted to chief operating officer, will also see the creation of two new senior executive posts.

One new role will combine responsibility for corporate relations, marketing, press and publicity and policy and regulations. Channel 4 is also creating a new role for a director of audience technologies and insight.

Matt Baker, who has headed Channel 4’s press office for the past decade, has decided to leave the broadcaster. He joined from Sunday Business, where he held the role of media editor, in 1998. Previously he had been the editor of trade magazine Broadcast.

Baker will stay at Channel 4 until an appointment is made to the new marketing, public affairs and communications role and is planning to take a break from PR to concentrate on freelance writing.

Abraham said that the aim is to fundamentally change company culture to focus more on the audience besides creating an even greater sense of connection with the brand in the highly competitive, converged world of fully digital media.

Tags: Channel 4, communications, corporate relations, digital media, freelance writing, management, marketing, press, public affairs

March 3rd, 2010 by admin

When it comes to the best source of inspiration for business owners and employees, motivating business and management quotes are second to none.

Some people are destroyed by their first failure, while others are destroyed by their first major success. So let’s have successes in small amounts, leading up to being able to be successful. - Jose Silva

You have to pretend you’re 100 percent sure. You have to take action; you can’t hesitate or hedge your bets. Anything less will condemn your efforts to failure. – Andrew Grove

I’ve learned so many things and a lot of things I’ve learned the hard way. I look at failure as education in that respect I’m very well educated. – Kathy Ireland

Business social responsibility should not be coerced; it is a voluntary decision that the entrepreneurial leadership of every company must make on its own. – John Mackey

If I were born again, I would still be an industrialist. I complain because it’s very hard work with no weekends, but I would still do it. – Sakip Sabanci

You ask me if we are going to hold the sword all our lives. If we have to do it we will do it, but I hope that it won’t be necessary. There are those among the Palestinians who understand that they will not be able to achieve anything by force. Those that are ready to speak peace, I am ready to talk and negotiate with, as a matter of fact I am in contact with them now. – Ariel Sharon

Tags: business, business and management quotes, management, management quotes