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It’s easy to focus on the day-to-day tasks at work, especially when juggling childcare, fluctuating budgets, and new ways of working. This leaves little time to think about your own or your team’s career development. But it’s important to have career development goals for your team members. Ultimately, training pays off in the long term. […]
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“Change – it takes a long time; you have to be patient particularly when it comes to things like behaviour change.” Zara de Belder, a recent MBA graduate from Alliance Manchester Business School and sustainability consultant, joins Claire Binns, Senior Impact Manager at Sykes Holiday Cottages, to discuss transformation and sustainability. Claire also talks first-hand
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Three years on from the height of the pandemic, we explore the lessons learnt from Protect, a major UK government study into the transmission of the Covid-19 virus and the wider UK research programme around it. Debating the findings of the nationwide study in the podcast are: Professor David Fishwick, Chief Medical Advisor at Health
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Embarking on an innovation project is an exciting endeavour which holds the potential to propel your business to new heights. Not only does innovation spark competitive advantage by enabling businesses to differentiate themselves, capture new markets, and stay ahead of industry trends, it also cultivates a culture of creativity and adaptability within an organisation, empowering employees to
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“55% of businesses are either wholly or moderately dependent on natural resources.” Beccy Speight, Chief Executive of the RSPB, joins Professor Paolo Quattrone, Professor of Accounting, Governance & Society at Alliance Manchester Business School on the podcast. They discuss how businesses must better encompass nature in their decision-making and also recognise Nature as an active
Nature on the Balance Sheet Read More »
Let’s dispel a myth: no one is born a leader. Most people learn how to lead. And it’s a lifelong practice. Even today’s giants of industry had to start somewhere. Whilst some may have a natural aptitude for leadership, we all need training to continue to progress in our careers. Leadership skills are not innate
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Whether you’re stepping into your first managerial role, or a seasoned leader adapting your skillset to match the ever-changing world of work, understanding yourself as a manager, what makes your team tick, and how to build successful professional relationships are vital skills to master when stepping into a leadership position.
COP28 has produced two significant results that companies globally need to incorporate in their ESG strategies and actions, and their long-term business models. Boosting Climate Resilience: The Crucial Role of the Loss and Damage Fund The first one is the commitment to the loss and damage fund that will assist low-income countries in meeting the
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Regardless of the industry you work in, the size of your organisation or how senior your role, the chances are that you are responsible for making decisions almost every day, in both your professional and personal life. Whether we are aware of it or not, decision-making takes up a large proportion of our time and
Five themes from our Decision Making: Act or Process event with Dr John McCormack Read More »
MAN has evolved from taking months or weeks to send a single letter via hand or messenger pigeon, to speeding up the process with the invention of the telegraph, then the telephone, and finally the smartphone of today.
Tech revolution unleashed: Emerging trends for strategic transformation Read More »
