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Spotlight on Richard Chaplin, PM Forum and Managing Partners’ Forum

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That would give anyone great insight into leadership and management. Leadership Development Programme Last year I worked with Richard to research and develop the exciting new Leadership Development Programme for practice and functional leaders in the professions. No surprise that he’s a networking super-connector.

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The First-Mover Advantage, Explained

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Brand leadership and loyalty are usually awarded to first movers, but they must continue to evolve to avoid being surpassed by competitors. By the time it burst onto the scene in 2009, Uber was not the first ridesharing company, but it was the largest and most successful, beating out pioneer Sidecar for eventual market domination.

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28th PM Forum Conference: Organisational culture, mentoring, digital distraction, ESG and client experience (2023)

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Preparing M&BD professionals for the future – learning, skills (kimtasso.com) Neuroscience for learning and development by Stella Collins (kimtasso.com) Thought leadership Veteran professional services PR guru Tim Prizeman joined Rhea Wessel from The Thought Leadership Institute. His QR code to pose questions was well used.

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Book review: Influential Internal Communication by Jenni Field

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I haven’t reviewed a book on the topic of internal communication and yet it’s a vital element of marketing, branding, organisational culture, change management and leadership. The model covers both the impact of the leadership team and individual styles. So here’s a book review: Influential internal communication by Jenni Field.

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14 Pro Tips for Running a Successful Business

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We're losing more than we're gaining for the first time since those statistics have been tracked, and the crossover coincided with the recession of 2007-2009. Census Bureau, the overall number of business applications began to recover in late 2009 and has been trending up for the past ten years. Source: Capterra. According to the U.S.

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Book review – Managing Brands

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Towards the end of the post is a review of a classic brands book “ Brand Leadership” By David A Aaker and Erich Joachimsthaler which I published some time ago. Porter’s generic strategies (cost leadership, differentiation and focus) are relevant here. It’s interesting to see how brand management has developed.

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Nurture a change management movement – From “Let it go” to “Let it grow”

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Naturally it is important that the leadership team communicates the rationale for the change. If the leadership team ignores those who diverge from the agreed path then others will feel they too have permission to do the same. When prolonged, the effects are exhausting and we reach change fatigue quickly. And conveys the benefits.