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By David Deegan On March 12, 2019

"Everybody's got a plan until you get punched in the nose"

Planning is hugely important, and so many courses teach people how to plan for crucial conversations. We have worked in...

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No one is an island: how successful leaders effect change through collaboration

By Steve Macaulay On March 11, 2019

No one is an island: how successful leaders effect change through collaboration

Leading organisational change and transformation is one of the biggest and most complex challenges a manager can face. We all...

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Never stop learning: how continuous development can change your world

By Cranfield School of Management On February 18, 2019

Never stop learning: how continuous development can change your world

Being in the business of providing learning and development courses, it isn’t really surprising that, here at Cranfield...

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Steering the way in times of change: What makes a good leader?

By Cranfield School of Management On January 30, 2019

Steering the way in times of change: What makes a good leader?

The question: ‘what makes a good leader?’ is one that businesses and education experts have been attempting to answer for many...

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Why is it so difficult to learn from failure?

By Steve Macaulay On January 21, 2019

Why is it so difficult to learn from failure?

Failure happens. For a myriad different reasons, things go wrong. And at an organisational level, the consequences will range...

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Why professional development should be in your New Year's resolutions

By Cranfield School of Management On December 19, 2018

Why professional development should be in your New Year's resolutions

Henry Ford is credited as once saying: “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays...

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Creating the 'Crisis-Ready' Organisation

By Steve Macaulay On December 10, 2018

Creating the 'Crisis-Ready' Organisation

Crises happen. Organisations might like to wish that they didn’t, but the reality is that the unexpected has an unhappy knack of...

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Brexit: like nothing that has come before?

By Dr Ruth Massie On November 26, 2018

Brexit: like nothing that has come before?

A recent tracker report by the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) focused on the level of preparedness for Brexit by...

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People not processes

By Dr Robina Chatham On November 12, 2018

People not processes

Dr Robina Chatham reflects on how she lost sight of the importance of people skills...

My career commenced within the...

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The ‘can do' attitude

By Dr Robina Chatham On November 9, 2018

The ‘can do' attitude

Dr Robina Chatham considers how to get the most out of your IT staff...

Many years ago, as an analyst programmer, I remember...

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