More BME PR practitioners – and one BME Prime Minister
July 26th - 2010
by Gabriel St Aimee, Intern at Northern Lights PR Without intending to evangelise, PR is needed for the BME community, not just for diversi...
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Success on Tour goes inside BT's revolutionary agile working building
29th September, 2009
Success on Tour, a series of free master classes launches in Leeds on Friday, 16 October, 8am-9.30am when managing director BT regions, John Anderson, will introduce a variety of speakers.
UK directors are wasting money on leadership courses
28th September, 2009
Directors need to look at themselves and their companies before sending managers on leadership courses. Professor Jackie Ford gave a free Masterclass earlier this month at the School of Management to nearly 30 business leaders. She said that the culture in a large number of companies is often at odds with what is taught on management courses, so only a few managers can practise what they have learnt.
All UK patients are paying for NHS service
28th September, 2009
Patients are paying customers of the NHS regardless of whether they are private or NHS. Julian Rawel, director of executive education at the School of Management, has recently led a number of strategic projects with NHS managers and believes the biggest challenge they face is about managing and meeting patient expectations.
Companies must plan for when VAT leniency comes to an end
28th September, 2009
Thousands of businesses have done deals with HM Revenue and Customs to delay VAT payments to provide cash flow in their business
Islamic banking, is it western banking under another name?
28th September, 2009
The north's first conference on Islamic banking will be held in Leeds on 13 and 14 October at The Armouries. Guest speaker Roszaini Haniffa, Professor of Accounting at the School of Management, will tackle some of the challenges in Shariah compliant financial products and the relevance of Islamic finance in today's world.
How has the recession affected employee morale?
28th September, 2009
How has the recession affected employee morale? Now in its fourth year, Bradford School of Management is again the judge for Yorkshire Post's best business to work for category. Dr David Spicer, chair of the judges, has analysed the findings from 30 plus entries and visits to the shortlisted companies.
What's missing from the climate change debate?
28th September, 2009
What's missing from the climate change debate? In 2012 the Kyoto Protocol to prevent climate change and global warming runs out. At this year's December conference in Copenhagen, government leaders will meet for the last time before the climate agreement needs renewing. In the debate leading up to this, Mark Freeman Professor of Finance at the School of Management says there is a critical element missing from public discussions.
Success on Tour shows new ways to do business
11th September, 2009
Six of the region's top business leaders are opening their doors for Success on Tour, a series of free breakfast master classes, packed with information to help senior business people stay ahead of their competitors.
New rules could make CVAs a more viable option, say Yorkshire insolvency practitioners
4th September, 2009
Changes to the insolvency rules which could make it easier for businesses to renegotiate their debts through a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) have won the support of Yorkshire insolvency practitioners.
TV opportunity for UK's top bosses
1st September, 2009
Studio Lambert has launched a search to find more top business leaders for its new Channel 4 series of Undercover Boss.
