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Networking for success
‘Build networking into everything’ said Professor Patricia Flynn at our EFMD Advisory Board Deans’ Workshop - and last Thursday,...
Nov 9, 2021


Good practice in practice
Shining a spotlight on something that works really well is an easy job to do: my new EFMD Global Focus article highlights the...
Oct 25, 2021


New EFMD Online Workshops for Deans
Excited to be working with Professor Michael Page and Professor Patricia Flynn to design one of the new online EFMD Workshops for Deans....
Jul 5, 2021

What will your 2021 business school advisory board report say?
In January we asked you to predict what your board’s annual report would be like. Your feedback reinforced the findings in our business...
Jun 14, 2021

How attractive is your shop window?
2 ½ years in and we’ve progressed a lot. So, we had a bit of an H&A team chat (as we do!). It began with a seemingly innocent little...
Jun 8, 2021

MBAs and industry advisory
"NOT REALLY SURE WHY IT EXISTS” "DUE TO BE REVIEWED" "IN TRANSITION” "SETTING ONE UP” "ROOM TO IMPROVE” "NEEDS TO BE MORE INTERNATIONAL”...
May 16, 2021

Advisory Boards - a diverse mix of mindsets?
In preparation for our Women in Business Education (WiBE) workshop this afternoon with Tania Easton and Lisa Leander, I reviewed the...
May 5, 2021


Sharing our experience...
Today our associates Sue Thorn and Angela Chapman are sharing their experience at PMAC 2021. Sue is exploring the employability...
Apr 29, 2021

We've added to the mix!
An exciting week for us all at Hardcastle & Associates: I am delighted that Sue Thorn has joined us from University of Warwick - Warwick...
Apr 27, 2021

Choosing the right road
Leading on from our Red Queen post about the need to run at least twice as fast to get to somewhere new, today we turn to that font of...
Apr 25, 2021

Running twice as fast...
The Red Queen in Through the Looking Glass was very wise at times, understanding how fast you have to run simply to stay in the same...
Mar 30, 2021


How diverse is your advisory board?
How truly diverse is your business school advisory board? When Green Park Chair Trevor Phillips calls on UK companies to diversify their...
Feb 25, 2021


2021 Annual Review
What will your business school advisory board's end of 2021 Review say? We know you will want it to highlight that your board has been...
Jan 7, 2021


Easy Terms or Reference
Reviewing your advisory board’s Terms of Reference provides an opportunity to rethink your board, its role and where you would like it to...
Jan 3, 2021


Where are the stories?
At a time when relevance, employability and real links to business are ever more important, when did you last look at the advisory board...
Dec 20, 2020
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