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Nature v Nurture: How to become a leader

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Managing Director for Executive Education at Alliance Manchester Business School, Jane Cromblehome shares her top tips for becoming a leader and how to know when the time is right for training. >>

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Waste not want: the future of UK plastic recycling

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Helen Holmes discusses how the recycling of household waste can be simplified. >>

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Bridging the gap

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Three years on from the Covid crisis, David Powell and Duncan Shaw discuss ongoing efforts to make the UK a more resilient nation. >>

Colleagues meeting in boardroom

Five Reasons to Study a Senior Leader Apprenticeship

Friday, February 3, 2023

The 16th annual National Apprenticeship Week runs from 6 – 12 February 2023, and highlights the positive impact that apprenticeships have on individuals, organisations, and the wider economy. >>

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Digital technologies and skills in Greater Manchester

Thursday, February 2, 2023

To what extent are digital technologies adopted in Greater Manchester? Silvia Massini, Mabel Sanchez Barrioluengo and Xiaoxiao Yu have been investigating >>

Topic

Type

Year

NHS workers clapping in full PPE

Rebuilding the foundations - decent work after Covid-19

Eva Herman, Mat Johnson | Thursday, June 17, 2021
Covid-19, Work
Commentary
a man meditating in the office

How COVID-19 has impacted our working lives

David Holman, Kara Ng | Monday, June 14, 2021
Covid-19, Work
Commentary
senior auto repair man wearing mask

COVID-19: Considering the impact on older workers

Sheena Johnson | Friday, September 25, 2020
Covid-19, Work
Podcast
Couple working at home with a child

Is remote working the new future of work?

Tony Dundon | Thursday, July 23, 2020
Covid-19, Work
Podcast
a woman attempting to work from home being distracted by her child

The downsides of homeworking

Lee Stringer, Stephen Mustchin, Tony Dundon | Monday, June 15, 2020
Covid-19, Work
Commentary
Workers in a car factory

Avoiding an employment cliff-edge

Jill Rubery | Thursday, May 21, 2020
Covid-19, Work
Podcast
A pair of glasses and a laptop on a desk in an office

Managing people returning to work

Sir Cary Cooper | Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Covid-19, Work
Commentary
a woman working from her home office on her phone with her children learning on a tablet

Turning your home into your office

Sir Cary Cooper | Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Covid-19, Work
Commentary
a self employed painter painting a white wall with a roller

Government measures for self-employed

Jill Rubery | Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Covid-19, Work
Commentary

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Blog posts give the views of the author, and are not necessarily those of Alliance Manchester Business School and The University of Manchester.

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