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<https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/5-ways-personal-transformation-better-leader>

![5 ways personal transformation can make you a better leader](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/ED%20Blog/ED%20Images/OEP/Praxis/Lego%20heads.jpg)

![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/Kassia.png) By [Kassia Gardner](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/kassia-gardner)

## [5 ways personal transformation can make you a better leader](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/5-ways-personal-transformation-better-leader)

**People need leaders who inspire and motivate their teams to perform better, no matter what organisation they work for.**

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

<https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/discover-the-lms>

![Delving deeper into the Cranfield Learning Management System (LMS)](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/page/none)

By [David Deegan & David Medcalf](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/david-deegan-david-medcalf)

## [Delving deeper into the Cranfield Learning Management System (LMS)](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/discover-the-lms)

When we are engaged – ***really*** engaged – and enjoying an activity, time flies and we actually get more done.

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 Tags: [all](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/all), [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/execdev/top-10-blog-posts-2017>

![Our top 10 blog posts from 2017](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/ED%20Blog/ED%20Images/OEP/EDM_Christmas_2017.jpg)

![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/Kassia.png) By [Kassia Gardner](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/kassia-gardner)

## [Our top 10 blog posts from 2017](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/top-10-blog-posts-2017)

Do you feel like the year flew by in a flash? Us too. This year we've published lots of articles about everything from how to be...

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

<https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/a-fresh-approach-to-leadership-development>

![A fresh approach to Leadership Development](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/ED%20Blog/ED%20Live%20Site%20Files/BLOG_IMAGES/Different-Approach-Leadership.jpg)

By [Thomas Nugent](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/thomas-nugent)

## [A fresh approach to Leadership Development](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/a-fresh-approach-to-leadership-development)

Good management strategy is key to any business—a lack of coherence has an insidious effect on a company’s longevity. But, in...

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

<https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/the-impact-of-the-iphone-on-executive-development>

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![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/wendy.png) By [Wendy Shepherd](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/wendy-shepherd)

## [Executive Development - The impact of the iPhone](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/the-impact-of-the-iphone-on-executive-development)

**I appreciate that some readers will not be old enough to remember life without a mobile phone. But for those of us who are, it is...**

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 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/execdev/women-on-boards>

![Women on Boards: progress but there are too few women on boards](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/ED%20Blog/ED%20Images/OEP/Praxis/WAL%20image%20new%20hero.jpg)

![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/Kassia.png) By [Kassia Gardner](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/kassia-gardner)

## [Women on Boards: progress but there are too few women on boards](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/women-on-boards)

**There has been an increase in the number of women being appointed to FTSE 100 boards but few women are fulfilling senior roles on...**

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

<https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/5-keys-executive-presence>

![5 Keys to executive presence](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/ED%20Blog/ED%20Images/OEP/Praxis/people%20studying.jpg)

![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/Kassia.png) By [Kassia Gardner](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/kassia-gardner)

## [5 Keys to executive presence](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/5-keys-executive-presence)

Presence begins the moment you walk into a room and remains long after you’ve left, but developing presence isn’t a happy...

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 Tags: [leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/leadership), [featured leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/featured-leadership), [praxis centre for leadership development](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/praxis-centre-for-leadership-development),

<https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/developing-your-forgotten-people>

![Developing your 'forgotten' people](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/ED%20Blog/ED%20Live%20Site%20Files/BLOG_IMAGES/Blog34_sunset-seascape-water-sky-160476.jpeg)

![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/Camilla%20white.jpg) By [Camilla Jonsson](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/camilla-jonsson)

## [Developing your 'forgotten' people](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/developing-your-forgotten-people)

**How do organisations develop their huge, often diverse, population of middle to senior managers? Remembering these 'forgotten...**

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 Tags: [Cranfield School of Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/cranfield-school-of-management), [talent](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/talent), [featured learning](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/featured-learning),

<https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/5-minutes-maya-joseph-hussain-high-performance-leadership-experience>

![5 minutes with Maya Joseph-Hussain: My High Performance Leadership experience](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/ED%20Blog/ED%20Images/Specialised/Praxis/Maya's%20photo.jpg)

![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/Kassia.png) By [Kassia Gardner](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/kassia-gardner)

## [5 minutes with Maya Joseph-Hussain: My High Performance Leadership experience](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/5-minutes-maya-joseph-hussain-high-performance-leadership-experience)

As part of her executive development Maya attended Cranfield’s [High Performance Leadership](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/open-executive-programmes/the-praxis-centre-for-leadership-development/high-performance-leadership) programme, so we spent five minutes...

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 Tags: [Cranfield School of Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/cranfield-school-of-management), [leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/leadership), [featured leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/featured-leadership),

<https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/procurement-talent-expanding-portfolio>

![Procurement Talent: an Expanding Portfolio](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/ED%20Blog/ED%20Images/Specialised/SC%20(Supply%20Chain)/LPSBlogImage17.jpg)

![](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/hubfs/soroosh.jpeg) By [Dr Soroosh Saghiri](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/author/dr-soroosh-saghiri)

## [Procurement Talent: an Expanding Portfolio](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/procurement-talent-expanding-portfolio)

[The procurement profession plays an increasingly strategic role in organisations.](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/open-executive-programmes/logistics-and-supply-chain-management/leading-procurement-strategy-programme) Today, procurement professionals are involved...

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 Tags: [Cranfield School of Management](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/cranfield-school-of-management), [leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/leadership), [featured leadership](https://blog.som.cranfield.ac.uk/execdev/topic/featured-leadership),

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