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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

By Cranfield Executive Development On December 6, 2022

I discovered that it's not my job to make friends or keep the peace - my job is to grow the business

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, impact, article

From theatre director to the corporate world – business lessons from the stage

By Dr Diana Theodores On April 21, 2020

From theatre director to the corporate world – business lessons from the stage

Great performances make me want to jump from my seat and applaud. They make me feel more awake, more passionate, more motivated,...

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Tags: leadership, influence, impact,

By Dr Diana Theodores On July 25, 2019

Key Practices of Presence

Presence is about being present

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By Dr Dominik Heil On June 4, 2019

Make strategy that's powered by ethos

Stepping up to being CEO, or any strategic role for that matter, is daunting and disorienting. Suddenly the organisation that...

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Tags: leadership, impact

By Dr Dominik Heil On May 7, 2019

How to unlock hidden high performance

Large scale organisations are all around us, having such a profound influence on our lives, and yet, they aren’t what we think...

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Tags: leadership, impact, career

Developing Impactful Career Transitions: Launch Event Review

By Cranfield School of Management On April 29, 2019

Developing Impactful Career Transitions: Launch Event Review

In February 2019, we invited HR and L&D professionals responsible for investing in the development of their organisations' high...

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Tags: impact, career

The Challenge of Business is the Business of Theatre

By Dr Diana Theodores On October 29, 2018

The Challenge of Business is the Business of Theatre

The pioneering management guru Charles Handy once said “If you want to be successful in business think theatre.” Enter Theatre 4...

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Tags: Cranfield School of Management, featured learning, featured leadership,

Executive development... are you getting the most out of your investment? Using strategic group projects

By Lester Coupland On January 30, 2018

Executive development... are you getting the most out of your investment? Using strategic group projects

When assessing return on investment with regard to executive leadership development there are some key questions to consider...

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By Kassia Gardner On November 21, 2017

5 Keys to 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, featured leadership, praxis centre for leadership development,

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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

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

From theatre director to the corporate world – business lessons from the stage

Key Practices of Presence

Make strategy that's powered by ethos

Stepping up to being CEO, or any strategic role for that matter, is daunting and disorienting. Suddenly the organisation that...

How to unlock hidden high performance

Large scale organisations are all around us, having such a profound influence on our lives, and yet, they aren’t what we think...

Developing Impactful Career Transitions: Launch Event Review

In February 2019, we invited HR and L&D professionals responsible for investing in the development of their organisations' high...

The Challenge of Business is the Business of Theatre

Executive development... are you getting the most out of your investment? Using strategic group projects

5 Keys to executive presence

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