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Dr Jacquie Drake comments on "The Life Scientific" as heard on Radio 4
Professor Sir Michael Marmot was speaking about the social determinants of health. Of particular interest to us was being reminded of his shocking finding that the lower a person's status the shorter his or her life! Read article
UBS rogue trader – individual or systemic failure? What enables the turning of a blind eye and the subversion of rational systems?
For many of us as we read the newspapers or watched the news there was a feeling of déjà vu. 1995 and Nick Leeson at Bearings, Jerome Kerviel and Societe Generale, the banking free-fall of 2008 post Lehmans collapse; Read article...
This economic downturn has been dramatic and quick and the emotional effects on people have been substantial.
The Centaur model of management and leadership development is a keystone for several Praxis Centre programmes. Sheridan Winn talks to its founder, Sandy Cotter, about her psychology of body, mind and spirit. Read article...
"Fire, Aim, Ready" - How Managers Can Learn From Other Peoples` Mistakes Historical perspective provides a way to learn from the mistakes of others. Proggramme tutor, Jon Chapman, explains why "Battlefield to Boardroom" is the perfect tool for leadership development. Read article...
The demand for intensive leadership programmes is growing. As Praxis launches a third module on High Performance Leadership, Sheridan Winn asks programme founder and leader, Andy Logan, what leadership means to him. Read article...
The worlds of business and theatre share a profound connection, say Josie Sutcliffe and Dr Diana Theodores, leaders of the Praxis programmes, Beyond Presentations: Speaking to Inspire and Confident & Creative Presentation Sheridan Winn reports. Read article...
There is a vast quantity of recent management literature on the subject of leadership, which begs the obvious question: why?. Read article...