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 …
Creativity and Optimism in Business
17 April, 2014
Speakers: Dr Andrew Greenman, Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Nottingham University Business School and Tony Brooks, Leadership Specialist at The Leadership Training Workshop. Driving small business growth through learning Andrew began today’s seminar with the question: How often do we sit back and think about what drives economic growth? It isn’t a simple question to …
Dressing for success – Making your personal brand work for you
6 March, 2014
Speakers: Beth Cooper, Employer Relations Consultant at Nottingham University Business School and Cleo Lacey, Image Consultant and Personal Shopper, Demi Couture. Why is personal branding important? How can it make a difference? This Dress to Impress seminar aimed to give the audience an overview of why personal branding is important with a particular focus on …
Dress to impress!
4 March, 2014
I spoke at an event this morning entitled Dress to Impress. The mismatch between me and the title of the session caused much hilarity for my wife who continually asked me, “so why are YOU speaking at this event again?” To be clear for anyone that knows or has ever met me, I wasn’t giving …
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