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Once...** *( read )* Tags: [leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/leadership), [reflections](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/reflections) ![How has the role of the IT leader changed in current times?](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/ED%20Blog/ED%20Articles/blog%20post%20image.jpg) By [James Lawrence - extract from #PTK Pass the Knowledge](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/james-lawrence-extract-from-ptk-pass-the-knowledge) ## [How has the role of the IT leader changed in current times?](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/how-has-the-role-of-the-it-leader-changed-in-current-times) #### IT leaders have never been more essential to the success of any organisation – or had more demands heaped upon their shoulders.... *( read )* Tags: [leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/leadership), [mentoring](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/mentoring), [management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/management) ![5 minutes with Scott Anderson: My Key Account Management experience](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/ED%20Blog/ED%20Images/OEP/S%20and%20M%20%28Sales%20and%20Marketing%29/KAMBP/ScottAndersonImageSocialFV.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 Scott Anderson: My Key Account Management experience](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/my-kambp-experience-scottanderson) **As part of his executive development Scott Anderson of Luxfer Gas Cylinders, attended Cranfield’s [Key Account Management Best...](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/open-executive-programmes/marketing-sales-and-client-relationships/key-account-management)** *( read )* Tags: [conversations](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/conversations) ![Why professional development should be in your 2020 New Year's resolutions](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/photo-of-2020-on-pink-background-3401900-615x220.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) ## [Why professional development should be in your 2020 New Year's resolutions](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/professional-development-resolution-2020) #### Henry Ford is credited as once saying: “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays... *( 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) ![Advance your career: How to go from middle weight to heavy weight in 2020](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/richard-felix-MxFjwuFFDi4-unsplash-615x220.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) ## [Advance your career: How to go from middle weight to heavy weight in 2020](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/advance-your-career-in-2020) #### Moving up in your career can be more difficult the higher up the career ladder you rise. At lower levels, progression is almost a... *( read )* Tags: [leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/leadership), [career](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/career) ![How to make a financial strategy for Brexit](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/How_to_make_a_financial_strategy_for_Brexit_Blog_Image_Nov19.jpg) ![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/bender.jpg) By [Professor Ruth Bender](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/professor-ruth-bender) ## [How to make a financial strategy for Brexit](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/how-to-make-a-financial-strategy-for-brexit) **Whatever the eventual details and impacts, businesses need to treat Brexit like a recession.** *( 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), ![Malcolm McDonald's Ten Guidelines for Profitable Key Account Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/ED%20Blog/ED%20Images/OEP/S%20and%20M%20%28Sales%20and%20Marketing%29/KAMBP/Ten%20Top%20Guidelines%20for%20Profitable%20KAM.png) ![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/malcolm.png) By [Professor Malcolm McDonald](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/professor-malcolm-mcdonald) ## [Malcolm McDonald's Ten Guidelines for Profitable Key Account Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/malcolm-mcdonalds-ten-guidelines-for-profitable-key-account-management) **Key accounts are customers who help their suppliers grow, and consequently, they wield significant power. 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