Product Design Showcase
11 December, 2014
On Wednesday 10th December, the University of Nottingham welcomed over 20 business leaders to a unique showcase. The event, hosted by 25 of our brightest Product Design students, showcased some of the outstanding designs from their Product Design and Manufacture degree courses. The event presented a chance for businesses to preselect some of the top, fresh talent in …
Effective Business Communication
14 November, 2014
Speakers: Dr Louise Mullany, Associate Professor in Sociolinguistics, Faculty of Arts and Jane Box, Managing Director of Interactive People Development. Becoming reflective language users Louise explained that today’s breakfast session will ask the audience to reflect on their current communicative styles and assess the ways in which their interaction with people can be enhanced. The …
Future Gazing and Future Shaping
2 October, 2014
The event began with a presentation delivered by Christopher Barnatt, a futurist, author, videographer and Associate Professor of Strategy and Future Studies here at the Nottingham University Business School. Presenting to a room of 84 guests the presentation went on as follows: Future Gazing and Future Shaping Nobody can predict the future. However, we all …
Making Good Decisions
26 September, 2014
Speakers: Dr Neil Sinclair and Dr Jules Holroyd, Department of Philosophy. Decisions: we face them every day of our lives, but making them isn’t always easy. From the seemingly trivial to the biggest life decisions, how do we know we’re making the ‘right’ choices? In business, we often face difficult decisions. Hiring, firing, planning, evaluating …
D2N2 Growth Deal and Better Business for All
18 July, 2014
Speakers: Peter Richardson, Chairman of the D2N2 LEP and Karen Edmonds, lead for Better Business for All across D2N2. The D2N2 Growth Deal Peter Richardson was welcomed to the floor to give an overview of the recently announced Growth Deal and what this will mean for small businesses across the cities and counties of Nottingham, …
Sustainability In The Workplace
30 June, 2014
Speakers: Dr Ben Bedwell and Dr Caroline Leygue, Horizon Digital Economy Research Institute Rising energy costs are having a considerable impact on businesses. Energy consumption, particularly from lighting and heating, accounts for a considerable proportion of the monthly spend of workplaces across the UK. Yet despite often being treated as fixed costs, the expenses incurred …
The Absolute Beginner’s Guide To Sat Nav
27 June, 2014
Speakers: Paul Bhatia, General Manager, GRACE, Steve Fuller, Project Officer, GRACE, Prof Terry Moore, Director, Nottingham Geospatial Institute, Dr Simon Roberts, Research Fellow, Nottingham Geospatial Institute We all use Satellite Navigation technology in our everyday lives through smart phones and in-car units, but what’s it got to do with building our businesses? That was the question on most …
Doing Business With China – A Guide To Cultural Etiquette
6 June, 2014
Workshop Leader: Sujing Xu, University of Nottingham School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies China has one of the fastest growing economies in the world and many businesses from the UK are now taking advantage of the commercial opportunities offered by this expanding market. However, in order to form successful business relationships in China, it …
Stealing From The Bottom Line
3 June, 2014
Speaker: Professor Bob Berry, Nottingham University Business School. Understanding the ‘cash’ in cash flow forecasting Bob begins today’s seminar with a simple four letter word: cash. Understanding cash is the key to effective cash flow forecasting, but what is a forecast and why do we forecast? That is what Bob will be unpacking in …
Effective Leadership Communication
20 May, 2014
Workshop Leader: Dr Louise Mullany, Associate Professor of Sociolinguistics, Director of Business Engagement, School of English. With Dr Sarah Grandage, Lecturer in Language and Drama, School of English & Geoff Bannister, Freelance Actor and Digital Project Manager. Effective Leadership What qualities best describe effective leadership? What characterises effective communication? Those were Dr Louise Mullany’s opening questions …
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