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New Management Techniques Available to Enhance Sales Performance

As 2014 draws to a close, plans to make the most of 2015 are being made. Sound knowledge of sales is imperative to business success, something the 10 new techniques available on KnowledgeBrief's Learning Platform outline in a succinct and easily digestible format.

James Askew
James Askew

Fri 28 Nov

Innovation Insight: How to Innovate for the Future
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Innovation Insight: How to Innovate for the Future

Tomorrow’s business environment is being defined and reformed by disruptive technological developments and game changing new business models. Rohit Talwar, CEO of Fast Future, shared his latest research at the KnowledgeBrief’s Innovation Research Group on the future of business.

James Askew
James Askew

Fri 21 Nov

New Management Techniques Available to Enhance Business Knowledge
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New Management Techniques Available to Enhance Business Knowledge

15 new management techniques are now available to KnowledgeBrief members. All techniques contain MBA-level content and are Chartered Management Institute approved. They join a library of over 600 techniques that supply readers with a concise overview of each technique as well as business evidence, application, professional tools and more to greatly enhance knowledge of that particular technique.

James Askew
James Askew

Mon 03 Nov

Innovation Insight: How to Manage Strategic Change
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Innovation Insight: How to Manage Strategic Change

It is important to approach and manage Strategic Change cautiously. Human Resource Management and Organisational behaviour Professor, Malcolm Higgs, shared his latest research at the KnowledgeBrief's Innovation Research Group.

James Askew
James Askew

Wed 22 Oct

Innovation Insight: How to Build a High Performance Organisation
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Innovation Insight: How to Build a High Performance Organisation

KnowledgeBrief invited industry expert, Professor Colin Coulson-Thomas to speak at September's Strategic Outlook Dinner to lead a discussion focused on how to build a high performance organisation.

James Askew
James Askew

Tue 23 Sep

Innovation Insight: Emotional Intelligence
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Innovation Insight: Emotional Intelligence

While it can be argued that Emotional Intelligence (EI) has always been important in business, it has certainly grown in prevalence in recent years. As a result, KnowledgeBrief invited Martin Kilduff, Professor of Organisational Behaviour at UCL, to share his thoughts on self-monitoring, a fundamental ability underpinning EI, at our August meeting.

James Askew
James Askew

Tue 19 Aug

KnowledgeBrief Welcomes New Clients to the Management Innovation Programme
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KnowledgeBrief Welcomes New Clients to the Management Innovation Programme

KnowledgeBrief are delighted to welcome a wide range of exciting new clients to the Management Innovation Programme.

Justin Gowen
Justin Gowen

Wed 13 Aug

Innovation Insight: The Art of Innovation Management
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Innovation Insight: The Art of Innovation Management

July's Innovation Research Group heard from Professor Victor Newman on the Art of Innovation Leadership.

James Askew
James Askew

Mon 21 Jul

Innovation Insight: A New Approach to Risk Management
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Innovation Insight: A New Approach to Risk Management

June’s Innovation Research Group saw two industry experts, Mark Baker (Head of Risk and Assurance at Pentland Brands) and Mike Lauder (consultant), share their new research on how to improve the quality of risk management.

James Askew
James Askew

Tue 17 Jun

Innovation Insight: Find Success in Managing Virtual Teams
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Innovation Insight: Find Success in Managing Virtual Teams

Described as a "leading revolutionary" by the Financial Times, Eddie Obeng suggests the rules about how to run a business successfully have changed. Managing virtual teams successfully will prove a corner stone in achieving high performance in today’s increasingly complex, ambiguous and fast-changing world.

James Askew
James Askew

Tue 20 May

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