How to run remote work experience: learning points from Sookio's bootcamp
By Sue Keogh, founder and CEO of SookioThe team at Cambridge Network was impressed by Sookio’s remote work experience opportunity for early-career marketeers, and would encourage other companies to think about offering something similar to people finding it hard to gain experience during the pandemic.
Case studies - an important part of the development pathway
By eg technologyCase studies. A very dry, unengaging term describing the very life blood of your business – actual, contextual examples of your expertise. They really should have a more engaging name!
In conversation with Erik Langaker, Chair of the PragmatIC Board
By PragmatICWhy Erik Langaker, the new Chair of the Board, believes PragmatIC’s unique technology is set to disrupt the semiconductor industry on a global scale, pushing the boundaries of conventional flexible electronics.
Key lessons from an unconventional career trajectory
By Steve Iddon of accentuateA personal reflection on the skills needed to adapt in the face of uncertainty...
10 reasons why you should apply for a Queen’s Award for Enterprise
Louise Rushworth, Cambridge Network's Events ManagerWinning one of the prestigious annual Queen’s Awards could make all the difference to your business.(Picture: Martin Hoather, Global Inkjet Systems)
Micromastery applied: Managing difficult conversations
By Management Learning & Coaching Ltd (ML&C)This post will examine how to use Micromastery to break down a potentially challenging skill: handling difficult conversations with your staff and making it easy to improve and gain confidence. It's a skill many managers are looking for right now, for example to help them with communicating about performance management, changes to furlough…
The loving it ladder
By Simon HallMy one, single, most important tip for nailing public speaking - The Loving It Ladder.
UK-China business relations
By Ting Zhang, Founder and CEO of Crayfish.ioAs someone who has worked passionately at the forefront of UK-China international business, trade and investment for the past 25-plus years, I have been deeply upset by the seemingly overnight deterioration in UK-China relations following the UK’s decision to ban Huawei’s 5G equipment.
Who's watching who?
By the HR DeptWith more people working remotely due to COVID-19, managers need to adapt in order to keep staff working well. Is employee surveillance software the right way to go or can it do more harm than good?
Strategic thinking and volunteering for senior managers
By Management Learning & Coaching Ltd (ML&C)ML&C interviews people management expert Judith Elliott about the value of volunteering.
Watch your language
By Simon HallChoosing the right words can make the difference between success and failure if you're looking for a job, to appoint a member of staff, trying to persuade and inspire, and so many other things.
What is COVID-19 teaching us about supply chain management?
By Mark Holden, European Development Manager at BiocairWe continue to feel the impact of COVID-19, on a personal, organisational and national level.
Sourcing quality PPE for the post-COVID workplace
By Jiao Li, co-founder of Crayfish.io At the start of the year, many of us had never heard of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE). But, over the past few months, PPE has fast become a buzz word - especially now, with the easing of lockdown, as many employers and employees start to think about a return to the post-COVID workplace.
Afraid of the unknown? I really get it
By Sam Eaton of MindAbility Consultancy How many people reading this are fearing for the future? Worrying about the unknown? Is your job safe, or worse still, is your company able to survive the global pandemic? If this is you, I completely get it.
Demystifying social media
By Lesley Fettes of Network DesignThere has been an increase in social media use due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, so now - more than ever - you should be using social media to send out messages about your business to keep your brand profile raised and show your audience it is business as usual.
Discovering (and profiting from) your hidden talents
By Simon HallA surprise discovery inside yourself which can bring in new income, make you feel good, and benefit a lot of people. What's not to like?
What does it really mean to be a courageous organisation?
By Sam Eaton of MindAbility Consultancy I’ve been running the ‘Brainstorm in a teacup’ sessions for some time to create lively debate, a virtual roundtable forum where people can share ideas and feel that they are in a safe space through the pandemic. One of the topics we have discussed, has been about what a courageous organisation looks like right now.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Betty Williams remembered
By Luciana Scrofani Green of One Stop Language SolutionsDuring my professional career, I have had, and still have, the privilege of working alongside -in the literal sense of the term - personalities of international stature from the world of politics, institutions, and entertainment.
How do we build trust within teams now?
By Kelly Drewery, Business Psychologist at Talent GlueWe really are currently in a peculiar social place aren't we? For the many of us who have been lucky to remain well, we have created a little life bubble for ourselves.
Why ion channels are important for drug discovery
This guest blog post is an interview conducted by BioStrata and the ELRIG Committee with Dr Marc Rogers, Chief Scientific Officer at Metrion Biosciences, a UK-based specialist CRO offering ion channel focused drug discovery services.
Adapting your China business strategy to the post-Covid-19 world
By Ting Zhang, Founder and CEO of Crayfish.ioAs our economies start to reopen round the world in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is worth companies starting to reimagine their business models to adapt to the ‘new normal’.
Crises, recovery and National Volunteering Week
By Diana Barden, Director of Management Learning & CoachingBeing a volunteer is helping so many people get through lockdown with their mental health intact... and having just celebrated National Volunteers' Week, what is it that moves people to want to give their time to help others?
The highs and lows of recruiting in 2020
Claire Angus, head of Cambridge Network’s Recruitment GatewayIn an already fast-changing area of many businesses, recruiting in 2020 has been thrown a bit of a curve ball!
A global response to a global health crisis - where are we at with a Covid-19 vaccine?
By Luciana Scrofani Green of One Stop Language SolutionsInterpreting and translating complex medical language can be a challenge, but it's also hugely rewarding to work for companies that are active in the global effort against Covid-19 and making a real difference.
What on earth shall I do now; I've got too much on my plate?
By Claire Vane of Integrated Resources Many CEOs, COOs, Practice Managers and Directors of Operations are pulling their hair out about what needs to be done and how to do it as we slowly begin to unlock the country. Many are feeling that they’re damned if they do and damned if they don’t. With so many competing priorities and demands, how do you even start building a plan, let alone implement it?