Business Impact For Students & Graduates

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How to build meaningful work for your people

What do we mean by ‘meaningful’ work and how can organisations provide it? Degreed’s Annee Bayeux looks at factors of autonomy, complexity and recognition

January 6, 2022

management skills

How to manage a cross-cultural team to success

How can you build an effective cross-cultural team? GA Agency’s Marie Marchal outlines challenges and benefits

December 20, 2021

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organisational development

How businesses can destigmatise mental health in the workplace

A happy community is a productive community, but policies to protect workers’ mental health don’t go far enough, says Cactus Communications’ Yashmi Pujara

December 16, 2021

diversity

Encouraging acceptance over assimilation

The unique perspectives brought to organisations by international students and workers may be tolerated in the first instance, but there are often expectations that newcomers assimilate to presiding norms over time, says UCL School of Management’s Felix Danbold

December 13, 2021

careers

Building your career strategy

What do the terms ‘insider information’ and ‘high potential’ really mean? Kimberly Cummings, author of Next Move, Best Move, outlines what you need to know and why it’s important to put together your own career strategy

December 9, 2021

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leadership

How the world’s biggest societal changes will impact business

Inequality, climate change, values and technology. Alison Watson, Head of School of Leadership and Management at Arden University, delves into four global challenges and considers what they will ask of tomorrow’s business leaders

December 2, 2021

How do the leadership qualities of snowflakes and cacti differ?

management skills

Leaders in the tundra and Sahara: differing characteristics of snowflakes and cacti

How do the leadership qualities of snowflakes and cacti differ? And how can you manage teams that span the parameters of these personality types? Devora Zack, author of The Cactus and Snowflake at Work, reveals all

November 29, 2021

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Leaders and entrepreneurs in focus: Toby McCartney, CEO and Cofounder at MacRebur

‘We hope to make a positive impact in reducing the effects of climate change.’ The CEO and Cofounder of plastic road company, MacRebur, outlines his work, vision and style of leadership

November 24, 2021

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Women in business and leadership

Gender means business: how to create real and sustainable gender equality

Making the case for the incorporation of gender measures into the study of business and the practice of entrepreneurship. Gender Rise’s Yael Nevo draws on lessons from her work with LSE’s entrepreneurial arm

November 24, 2021

careers

Building your career profile through experimentation

‘Get on the dance floor as soon as the party starts and show off your moves.’ Michel Masquelier, author of ‘This is Not a Dress Rehearsal’, says it’s never too early to embrace experimentation and start building your unique profile

November 18, 2021

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finance

Money talks: Why banks must learn to communicate with ordinary people

If the public can be engaged in monetary policymaking, the impact will be powerful, says Chicago Booth’s Michael Weber. Business Schools can help by teaching future economic leaders the importance of effective communication between policymakers and the public, and equipping them with the skills to achieve that

November 17, 2021

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leadership

Leading with trust

Business isn’t capitalising on the benefits trust can bring, say HBS Professor, Sandra Sucher, and HBS Research Associate, Shalene Gupta. But students of management must be made aware of how trust relates to power and how leaders must govern themselves to retain it

November 15, 2021

leadership

Leaders and entrepreneurs in focus: Lysa Campbell, CEO at Retail Marketing Group

Retail Marketing Group CEO, Lysa Campbell, on the importance for leaders of reflection, gaining trust, and having open conversations that ‘encourage people to have a better understanding of one another and the world around them’

November 11, 2021

management skills

Taking charge: the mindset and attributes of standout contributors in the workplace

High-impact contributors are willing to take charge without waiting to be directed, but don’t hold on to power longer than is needed to solve a problem, says Liz Wiseman, leadership expert and author of ‘Impact Players’

November 10, 2021

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diversity

How to get reverse mentoring right – and why it’s key to tackling diversity

Reverse mentoring in traditionally male-dominated industries allows senior male staff to gain insights into the lives, challenges, pressures, and ambitions of younger women in the business, says Steve Butler, author of ‘Inclusive Culture’

November 3, 2021

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Changing the narrative: why we should focus on long life learning rather than lifelong learning

Author of Long Life Learning, Michelle R Weise, is on a mission to change the future of education, envisioning a shift from lifelong learning to long-life learning

November 1, 2021

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professional development

How to upskill and perform to a high level quickly

Awareness of your personal strengths, gaps and resources in relation to tackling a new skill will catapult you forward in your progress faster than anything else, says Insights Learning and Development’s Tanya Boyd

October 29, 2021

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The new normal of collaboration: the view from Latin America

The deans of the School of Management and Social Sciences at Universidad ORT Uruguay, the Universidad de San Andrés Business School in Argentina and Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) EAESP in Brazil discuss new possibilities for Business Schools to partner with others and widen their reach

October 25, 2021