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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. >>

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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 >>

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Year

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Rethinking the boundaries of audit

Javed Siddiqui | Thursday, December 1, 2022
Investments, Work
Commentary
illustration of two workers in masks attempting to deflect the covid-19 virus using a line graph to do so

How crowdfunding can help drive recovery

Rob Phillips | Monday, August 23, 2021
Investments, Work
Commentary
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Is auditing as good as it gets? Audit reform and beyond

Brendan O'Dwyer, Chris Humphrey, Konstantinos Stathopoulos | Thursday, July 15, 2021
Investments, Work
Podcast

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