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By Dr Phil Renshaw and Jenny Robinson On April 15, 2020

It’s time to sack your mentor

We are all witnessing enormous changes to the world that we work in through the impact of COVID-19. It is way too early to tell...

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Tags: leadership, mentoring, skills

By Ibrat Djabbarov On March 27, 2020

On losing and regaining sense

I like watching how my kids with a few toys in their hands, and their imagination at play, can create elaborate battles with...

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Tags: leadership, reflections

What people need right now from their leaders

By Sophie Bennett On March 24, 2020

What people need right now from their leaders

Wherever in the world you live and work, we are all in a scary place right now. More than ever, people are looking to their line...

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Tags: leadership, management

Responding to the Coronavirus Crisis: A Strategic Approach to Building and Strengthening Organizational Resilience

By Professor David Denyer On March 24, 2020

Responding to the Coronavirus Crisis: A Strategic Approach to Building and Strengthening Organizational Resilience

As I write this article, I am reflecting on the fact that just last week, I was in a meeting discussing a global conference...

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Tags: leadership, reflections

Marketing in this Covid-19 driven recession

By Professor Malcolm McDonald On March 20, 2020

Marketing in this Covid-19 driven recession

Professor Malcolm McDonald offers these thoughts during these difficult times in order to encourage all those of us who are...

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Tags: leadership

Was your supply chain prepared for Covid-19?

By Professor Richard Wilding OBE On March 18, 2020

Was your supply chain prepared for Covid-19?

Coronavirus (Covid-19) measures are seizing up the global supply chain and have become an emergency for board executives. Once...

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Tags: leadership, reflections

By James Lawrence - extract from #PTK Pass the Knowledge On February 10, 2020

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....

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Tags: leadership, mentoring, management

Why professional development should be in your 2020 New Year's resolutions

By Cranfield School of Management On December 18, 2019

Why professional development should be in your 2020 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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Tags: leadership, reflections, career

Advance your career: How to go from middle weight to heavy weight in 2020

By Cranfield School of Management On December 18, 2019

Advance your career: How to go from middle weight to heavy weight 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...

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Tags: leadership, career

What will supply chains look like in zero carbon Britain?

By Professor Richard Wilding OBE On October 10, 2019

What will supply chains look like in zero carbon Britain?

The policy commitment to make Britain the first zero carbon nation by 2050 has all kinds of implications for supply chains, how...

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

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It’s time to sack your mentor

On losing and regaining sense

I like watching how my kids with a few toys in their hands, and their imagination at play, can create elaborate battles with...

What people need right now from their leaders

Wherever in the world you live and work, we are all in a scary place right now. More than ever, people are looking to their line...

Responding to the Coronavirus Crisis: A Strategic Approach to Building and Strengthening Organizational Resilience

As I write this article, I am reflecting on the fact that just last week, I was in a meeting discussing a global conference...

Marketing in this Covid-19 driven recession

Was your supply chain prepared for Covid-19?

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....

Why professional development should be in your 2020 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...

Advance your career: How to go from middle weight to heavy weight 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...

What will supply chains look like in zero carbon Britain?

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