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Can You ‘Master’ People Teams?
How to ‘master’ people management & team leadership can be taught and makes a tangible difference to the manager, the team and the organization. The difference between leadership and management is important to understand. But what makes a...
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Towards a Reliable and Stable Power System…
Reliable electric power systems serve customer loads without interruptions at different voltage levels. Power plants are meant to generate enough power to meet the customer demand. At the same time, transmission systems are responsible for...
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HR with an Attitude!
For some years, there was a debate about whether or not Human Resources should have a “seat at the table.” In other words, should HR be treated like the other functional areas of the organization and participate not only in the strategic...
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Power System Protection – Past, Present Future
Reliability and stability of power systems are among the most critical and controversial issues confronted by system operators, planning engineers, and protection engineers. In fact, due to the advent of smart grids and the need for sensitive and...
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Lower for Longer, is the Oil Gas Industry Heading for Skills Gap Crisis?
It is common headlines over the 5 years or more that we have seen record lows in oil price, which has seriously impacted the oil industry forcing a reduction in the workforce, as well as overall investment. This downturn has effected the labour...
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Budget and Plan to Succeed
It is vitally important for organisations to develop the ability to sift through ‘big data’ and identify key financial areas of focus for integrated and effective planning, forecasting, budgeting, and decision-making to ensure not just their...
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Leadership and Effective Communication
Leadership – one of the great enigmas in the modern world. There’s very little that we don’t know about Leadership – it’s just gaining agreement. If you Google ‘leadership’ you will see hundreds of definitions, as well as many...
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Alternative Facts in a Post Truth World
The lack of trust in the news media does not just extend to reporting of the news. These changes have resulted in a lack of trust in the way in which news is reported has led to the development of a ‘post truth society’. We are witnessing a...
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A Risky Business
Every area of your organisation is exposed to risk in one way or another. A good understanding of risk is essential, together with the analysis and problem-solving techniques necessary to identify the ways in which it may be avoided, mitigated, and...
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What Does Your Organisation Want from HR?
 ,Corporate Punch Bag, Corporate Police Force or Something Else?Get it wrong and HR becomes the corporate punch bag and the corporate police force perhaps at the same time.Get it right and HR is the function that helps unite the organisation...
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Is the Cost of your Financing Higher than it Needs to be?
The cost of financing is one of the largest and most risk-associated costs faced by many organisations.Alternative types of financing may be considered to reduce the cost of finance and also increase the future values of organisational cash flows in...
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Justifying the Value, as well as the Assurance of Training and Development
In business, we often hear the terms ‘USP’ (Unique Selling Point) or the ‘differentiator’. These two terms (and similar), are used to describe the competitive advantage of one organisation over others.Organisations will focus on the product...
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The Important Skills They Don't Teach in Finance Courses
Have you ever looked around at your audience whilst you were making a financial presentation to be met by a sea of confused, or bored, faces? If you have, it’s hardly surprising because few, if any, university or professional finance and...
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How to Think Like a Great Strategist?
The ability to think strategically is one of the key competencies that organisations look for in their leaders. The opposite style of ‘linear thinking’, when the past is used to predict the future, is now seen as a liability. This is because...
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Successful Strategic Decision-Making
 ,It is essential to understand how finance influences strategic decision-making in any organisation because it is the foundation for economic survival, development, growth and future prosperity.Are you familiar with the core principles of...
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