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Addressing Key Challenges

Cranfield faculty discuss how to address key issues which managers are facing.


Does Your Strategy Still Work?
05.03.10 (6:01) Thomas Lawton looks at the fate of strategic planning following the recession.


Three Leadership Disciplines
for 2010
26.02.10 (3:31) Andrew Kakabadse looks at challenges for managers over the next twelve months.


Branch Plant Britain
19.02.10 (3:14) Dr Stan Maklan looks at the takeover of Cadburys by Kraft & argues that this is another example of deskilling Britain. Click here for more or visit Stan's blog 



Crisis at Toyota
12.02.10 (4:30) Stephen Carver and Dr Francis Assadian discuss the crisis at Toyota, how the situation has been handled, and what lessons can be learned with regard to crisis management.



Economic Update: February 2010
05.02.10 (6:10) Joe Nellis gives his latest economic update.

Retaining an external perspective
29.01.10 (7:29) Catherine Bailey examines how important it is to take an external perspective on managerial decisions.  Click for information on Cranfield Business Leaders' Programme

Personal Development through the Downturn
22.01.10 (6:22) Mike Bourne looks at ways to ensure that development continues even with restricted learning and development budgets

Bad Language Costs Billions
15.01.10 (7:12) Richard Wilding looks at the supply chain and the impact it can have on shareholder values.  Click for further information on the GS1 awards

Risk Taking:
A Psychologist's Perspective
07.01.10 (5:52) In these uncertain times, how should we act, and what perspectives do we take on risk? Richard Kwiatkowski examines this issue from the psychologist's stance.

Effective Reward Risk Management
08.01.10 (6:42) In these uncertain times, how should we act, and what perspectives do we take on risk? Jonathan Chapman looks managing risk arising from how organisations reward employees.

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