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Now there’s a scary word, right? Trusting other people to do what you know you could do well, but shouldn’t be focusing... *( read )* Tags: [leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/leadership), [reflections](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/reflections), [career](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/career) ![Can online study be as effective as face-to-face learning?](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/maya-maceka-521194-unsplash.jpg) ![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/CGMD%20Blog/Images/CGMD%20Images/Logos/Marques-SoM.png) By [Cranfield School of Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/cranfield-school-of-management) ## [Can online study be as effective as face-to-face learning?](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/online-vs-face-to-face) Online learning – or distance learning as it is sometimes called – is becoming increasingly popular. Advances in technology are... *( read )* Tags: [Cranfield School of Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/cranfield-school-of-management), [featured learning](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/featured-learning), [learning](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/learning), ![10 leadership lessons from the movies](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/fancycrave-440143-unsplash.jpg) ![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/CGMD%20Blog/Images/CGMD%20Images/Logos/Marques-SoM.png) By [Cranfield School of Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/cranfield-school-of-management) ## [10 leadership lessons from the movies](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/lessons-from-the-movies) #### We always say you should [never stop learning](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/never-stop-learning). That includes during your leisure time by the way, as sometimes it is when you’re... *( read )* Tags: [Cranfield School of Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/cranfield-school-of-management), [featured learning](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/featured-learning), [learning](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/learning), ![Sales Leadership Paradoxes](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/Sales_Paradoxes_Blog_Image_May_19.jpg) ![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/CGMD%20Blog/Images/CGMD%20Images/Logos/Marques-SoM.png) By [Cranfield School of Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/cranfield-school-of-management) ## [Sales Leadership Paradoxes](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/sales-leadership-paradoxes) **Sales organisation are changing, so should sales leadership** *( read )* Tags: [Cranfield School of Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/cranfield-school-of-management), [featured learning](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/featured-learning), [featured leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/featured-leadership), ![Developing Impactful Career Transitions: Launch Event Review](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/General%20Management/General%20Management/General%20Management%20Launch%20Event%20a.jpg) ![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/CGMD%20Blog/Images/CGMD%20Images/Logos/Marques-SoM.png) By [Cranfield School of Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/cranfield-school-of-management) ## [Developing Impactful Career Transitions: Launch Event Review](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/general-management-launch-event-review) #### In February 2019, we invited HR and L&D professionals responsible for investing in the development of their organisations' high... *( read )* Tags: [impact](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/impact), [career](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/career) ![First impressions of Cranfield's refreshed General Management portfolio](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/LiL%20Network/General%20Management%20Launch%20Event.jpg) ![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/CGMD%20Blog/Images/CGMD%20Images/Logos/Marques-SoM.png) By [Cranfield School of Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/cranfield-school-of-management) ## [First impressions of Cranfield's refreshed General Management portfolio](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/general-management-launch-event-video) #### February 2019 saw the launch event of Cranfield's refreshed [General Management portfolio](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/open-executive-programmes/general-management) at Chelsea Football Club. 50 HR and L&D... *( read )* Tags: [talent](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/talent), [management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/management), [career](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/career) ![Executive development: pleasure or pain?](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/attractive-contemplating-fashion-269334.jpg) ![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/CGMD%20Blog/Images/CGMD%20Images/Logos/Marques-SoM.png) By [Cranfield School of Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/cranfield-school-of-management) ## [Executive development: pleasure or pain?](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/pleasure-or-pain) #### A previous company I worked for used an evaluation sheet which asked participants to grade elements of the development... *( read )* Tags: [Cranfield School of Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/cranfield-school-of-management), [featured learning](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/featured-learning), [learning](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/learning), ![Price vs value: is it all about the money in executive education?](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/coins-1523383_1920-1.jpg) ![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/CGMD%20Blog/Images/CGMD%20Images/Logos/Marques-SoM.png) By [Cranfield School of Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/cranfield-school-of-management) ## [Price vs value: is it all about the money in executive education?](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/prices-vs-value) There is a saying that goes: “you get what you pay for”. I’ve been known to mutter it to myself on occasion, normally when... *( read )* Tags: [Cranfield School of Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/cranfield-school-of-management), [featured learning](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/featured-learning), [learning](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/learning), ![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/astrology-astronomy-dark-577584-1.jpg) ![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/CGMD%20Blog/Images/CGMD%20Images/Logos/Marques-SoM.png) By [Cranfield School of Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/cranfield-school-of-management) ## ["It gave me the space to stop and think"](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/stop-and-think) #### In September 2018, we ran our first ever [People Strategy Workshop](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/open-executive-programmes/strategy-and-business-performance/people-strategy-workshop). This three-day residential course is aimed at HR leaders and... *( read )* Tags: [talent](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/talent), [reflections](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/reflections) ![5 minutes with Rob Molyneux: My Sales Directors’ Programme experience](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/My_Cranfield_Experience_-_RobMolyneux.jpg) ![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/CGMD%20Blog/Images/CGMD%20Images/Logos/Marques-SoM.png) By [Cranfield School of Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/cranfield-school-of-management) ## [5 minutes with Rob Molyneux: My Sales Directors’ Programme experience](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/my-sales-directors-programme-experience-rm) **As part of his executive development Rob attended Cranfield’s Sales Directors’ Programme, so we spent five minutes with him to...** *( read )* Tags: [Cranfield School of Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/cranfield-school-of-management), [featured learning](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/featured-learning), [featured leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/featured-leadership), [VIEW MORE](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/cranfield-school-of-management/page/3) ## Talk to us about your world Call us on [+44 (0)1234 754500](tel:+441234754500) [Talk to us ↗](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/executive-development/contact-us) [![cranfieldexecutivedevelopmentlogo](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/cranfieldexecutivedevelopmentlogo.png?width=300&name=cranfieldexecutivedevelopmentlogo.png)](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/executive-development)   - - - - - - © Cranfield Management Development Ltd - **[execdev@cranfield.ac.uk](mailto:execdev@cranfield.ac.uk)  ·  [+44 (0)1234 754500](tel:+44%20(0)%201234%20754500)**  ·  [Privacy Policy](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/privacy-policy) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "VideoObject", "contentUrl" : "https://417879.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hubfs/417879/Knowledge%20Hub%20%2B%20Blog/CED_KH_v6.mp4", "dateModified" : "2023-05-12T11:14:23.676Z", "description" : "", "duration" : "PT1M13S", "height" : 1080, "name" : "CED_KH_v6", "thumbnailUrl" : "https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/Knowledge%20Hub%20%2B%20Blog/CED_KH_v6.mp4/medium.jpg", "uploadDate" : "2021-07-08T10:07:25.171Z", "width" : 1920 } ```