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title: Cranfield Executive Development Blog | leadership (3)
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<https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/successful-leader-development-a-unique-approach>

![Successful Leader Development: A unique approach](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/MU%20Blog%20Banner.png)

![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/CED%20Logo%20-%20space%20-%20no%20wording.png) By [Cranfield Executive Development](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/cranfield-executive-development)

## [Successful Leader Development: A unique approach](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/successful-leader-development-a-unique-approach)

##### In today’s landscape of rapid change, increased expectations and scarcity of talent, the challenges for organisations are more...

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 Tags: [leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/leadership), [executive development](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/executive-development), [customised](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/customised)

<https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/become-a-better-leader-cranfield-apprenticeship-ebook>

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![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/CED%20Logo%20-%20space%20-%20no%20wording.png) By [Cranfield Executive Development](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/cranfield-executive-development)

## [Become a Better Leader: Apprenticeship e-book](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/become-a-better-leader-cranfield-apprenticeship-ebook)

##### In this e-book four apprentices share how the Cranfield Senior Leader Apprenticeship Programme provided the perfect...

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 Tags: [leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/leadership), [apprenticeship](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/apprenticeship), [ebook](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/ebook),

<https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/case-study-senior-leader-apprenticeship-part-3>

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![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/David%20Deegan.jpg) By [David Deegan](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/david-deegan)

## [The Impact of a Cranfield Apprenticeship - Part 3](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/case-study-senior-leader-apprenticeship-part-3)

##### Asda Case Study - That all-important question, why?

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 Tags: [leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/leadership), [apprenticeship](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/apprenticeship), [article](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/article)

<https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/case-study-senior-leader-apprenticeship-part-2>

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## [The Impact of a Cranfield Apprenticeship - Part 2](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/case-study-senior-leader-apprenticeship-part-2)

##### Asda Case Study - Getting on in Asda

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 Tags: [leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/leadership), [apprenticeship](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/apprenticeship), [article](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/article)

<https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/case-study-senior-leader-apprenticeship-part-1>

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## [The Impact of a Cranfield Apprenticeship - Part 1](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/case-study-senior-leader-apprenticeship-part-1)

##### Asda Case Study - Colleagues, Customers and Communities

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 Tags: [leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/leadership), [apprenticeship](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/apprenticeship), [article](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/article)

<https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/case-study-leadership-in-disruptive-times>

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![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/CED%20Logo%20-%20space%20-%20no%20wording.png) By [Cranfield Executive Development](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/cranfield-executive-development)

## ["How you lead in disruptive times is a topic that nobody really ever teaches you or talks about."](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/case-study-leadership-in-disruptive-times)

##### Louise Lupton found a different way of looking at things was crucial when undertaking a big restructuring project during COVID.

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 Tags: [leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/leadership), [article](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/article), [OEP CS](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/oep-cs)

<https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/case-study-impact-and-influence>

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## [I discovered that it's not my job to make friends or keep the peace - my job is to grow the business](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/case-study-impact-and-influence)

##### For Katie Burgum, making her voice heard was an important goal as she transitioned from being part of the team to leading the...

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 Tags: [leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/leadership), [impact](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/impact), [article](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/article)

<https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/strategies-to-achieve-your-goals>

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![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/Javier.jpeg) By [Professor Javier Marcos-Cuevas](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/dr-javier-marcos)

## [Strategies to Achieve Your Goals](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/strategies-to-achieve-your-goals)

##### The business world is too complex for one person, or even a few people, to deliver all aspects of the organisation’s goals and...

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 Tags: [leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/leadership), [article](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/article)

<https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/aon-employer-of-choice>

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![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/CED%20Logo%20-%20space%20-%20no%20wording.png) By [Cranfield Executive Development](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/cranfield-executive-development)

## [Case study: Aon - an employer of choice for talent](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/aon-employer-of-choice)

###### Lauren Pulsford, Culture & Change Partner at global professional services firm [Aon](https://www.aon.com/unitedkingdom/default.jsp) joined us on our recent webinar [*Retention...*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6niPIOvAa00&t=3688s)

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 Tags: [leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/leadership), [talent](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/talent), [apprenticeship](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/apprenticeship),

<https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/apprenticeship-levy-readiness-checklist>

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## [Apprenticeship Levy readiness checklist](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/apprenticeship-levy-readiness-checklist)

###### Is your organisation ready to build an Apprenticeship Levy leadership pathway?

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 Tags: [leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/leadership), [talent](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/talent), [apprenticeship](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/apprenticeship),

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