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OJ Shannon

Negativity Breeds Negativity; A Vicious But Reversible Cycle

by OJ Shannon
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Premier League spending for the summer transfer window stands at £485m....silly
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on Thursday, 28 July 2011 Articles 1 Comment
Recently, there has been an inordinate amount of coverage of our bleak growth figures; 0.2% between April and June.Whilst this might be off track and
Tags: outlook, david cameron, government, output, media, UK, individual, outlooks, recession, recovery, business, nihilism, celtic tiger, economy, optimism, news, per quarter, GDP, economic growth, productivity, double-dip, growth
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Mark Merritt

This Space Intentionally Left White; a guide to becoming a strategy guru

by Mark Merritt
Mark Merritt
Innovation within the HR discipline proving an essential method of gaining compe
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on Wednesday, 27 July 2011 Management Innovation 3 Comments
True or false: to be highly effective at work you need to fully immerse yourself in your role. Answer? False. Why? Because keeping your head buried i
Tags: business, effective, guru, strategy, white space
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Mark Merritt

Britain needs talent...

by Mark Merritt
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Innovation within the HR discipline proving an essential method of gaining compe
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on Monday, 16 May 2011 Articles 1 Comment
Strange dancers, freaky circus acts and terrible singers. Britain needs that kind of talent to entertain itself, clearly. But perhaps more crucially B
Tags: Corporate Governance, Digital Business, KnowledgeBrief, Procurement and Supply Chain, ethics, compliance, business, innovation, management, procurement, strategy, supply chain
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Mark Merritt

The rise of the CPO

by Mark Merritt
Mark Merritt
Innovation within the HR discipline proving an essential method of gaining compe
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on Friday, 25 February 2011 Procurement and Supply Chain 0 Comments
In the wake of the economic crisis, company boards have been looking for new ways to gain efficiencies and cut costs. With functions like HR, marketin
Tags: supply chain, strategy, procurement, management, business, Procurement and Supply Chain
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Susi Drummond Moray

UK charity-giving trends and the impact on Big Society funding

by Susi Drummond Moray
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on Thursday, 17 February 2011 Articles 0 Comments
Statistics show that over the last thirty years people have been giving the same amount of money to charity. This demonstrates that they commit to don
Tags: business, government
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Susi Drummond Moray

One civil servant to be responsible for overseeing all government contracts of goods and services with major suppliers

by Susi Drummond Moray
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on Thursday, 17 February 2011 Articles 0 Comments
Whitehall has announced that in its drive to ensure value for money, only one civil servant will be responsible for liaising with major suppliers to t
Tags: business, best practice, government
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James Askew

Google releases latest version of Chrome

by James Askew
James Askew
Yesterday a contact of mine shared a great idea really helping me through a prob
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on Tuesday, 08 February 2011 Digital Business 0 Comments
Just two and a half years after it's first version was launched, Google's browser Chrome 'a fast new browser' is now at version 9. What does this mea
Tags: Digital Business, digital, business, mobile
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Olivia

UK Bribery Act and Media industry's rejection of Big Society's free advertising

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on Thursday, 03 February 2011 Corporate Governance 1 Comment
Delay in Implementation of the Bribery Act – ‘not fit for purpose’ Foreign industrialised nations are becoming increasingly frustrated  by the UK’s d
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Mark Merritt

Bankers bonuses, public/private partnerships, commodity price rises and NHS health issues. Another typical week in economic England.

by Mark Merritt
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Innovation within the HR discipline proving an essential method of gaining compe
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on Tuesday, 25 January 2011 Articles 0 Comments
Time for the fat cats to slim down? That has been the push by government on the bonuses paid by UK banks. Now the new Barclays Chief Executive, Bob Di
Tags: Corporate Governance, compliance, business, finance, government
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Susi Drummond Moray

Management innovation and public services related news - 10th Nov 2010

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on Thursday, 11 November 2010 News 0 Comments
Management Innovation Further to building group Rok's collapse, construction companies are offering to take on its customers' contracts before the co
Tags: business, digital, government, innovation, supply chain
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Susi Drummond Moray

Management innovation and public services news 20/10/10

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on Wednesday, 20 October 2010 News 0 Comments
News affecting the private sector Betfair is expected to increase the size of its London listing by at least 50%. Ofcom, the media regulator, has
Tags: business, government, innovation, management, supply chain
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Susi Drummond Moray

Management Innovation and Public Services News - 7th October 2010

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on Thursday, 07 October 2010 News 0 Comments
Companies overview Tesco's Fresh & Easy business in the US is expected to break even by 2012-13 after having made a loss since its launch. Ther
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Jack Fleming

Management Innovation News 01/10/2010

by Jack Fleming
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on Friday, 01 October 2010 News 0 Comments
Rolls' Rose Retires Sir John Rose, CEO of Rolls Royce is to retire, he transformed the company into the worlds second largest manufacturer o
Tags: business, ethics, government
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Susi Drummond Moray

Management Innovation News 29/09/2010

by Susi Drummond Moray
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on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 News 0 Comments
I thought I would share some interesting bits of news taken from the FT. According to the FT, Grant Thornton, the fifth largest auditor has pushed
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James Askew

Welcome to KnowledgeBrief Networked

by James Askew
James Askew
Yesterday a contact of mine shared a great idea really helping me through a prob
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on Wednesday, 04 August 2010 News 0 Comments
Just a quick article to welcome everybody to KnowledgeBrief Networked, the new site for our business networking clients to use to maximise their exper
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