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Compassionate leadership – how you can support your team during challenging times

Leadership is quite often linked to words such as strong, resilient, brave and bold; however compassionate leadership is a key quality and in the midst of an international crisis, it is increasingly...
Charlie Paradise
Charlie Paradise
Swindon Borough Council
Posted on: 16.04.20
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How to look after your staff’s mental health during coronavirus

Are you feeling anxious? Suffering from mood swings? Angry? Despairing? Paranoid? Well, you’re not alone – levels of employee anxiety are soaring with fears around coronavirus. This is affecting...
Posted on: 30.03.20
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3 questions with Lisa Opie, Managing Director of BBC Studios

UWE , in partnership with Business West, runs an annual lecture series that brings top business leaders to Bristol. We caught up with Lisa Opie, Managing Director of BBC Studios before she gave her...
Posted on: 16.03.20
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Health Secretary outlines coronavirus response at BCC annual conference

Despite the cancellation of a number of large-scale business events such as the Geneva Roadshow due to the coronavirus outbreak, British Chambers of Commerce’s annual conference went ahead as planned...
Posted on: 11.03.20
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IWD 2020: Q&A with Sarah Dixon, UK General Manager at Praxair Surface Technologies

As part of International Women’s Day, we interview Sarah Dixon, on her role at Praxair Surface Technologies , her views on women in business and what a more gender-balanced worldview means to her...
Posted on: 09.03.20
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IWD2020: Q&A with Ilham Said, Founder of Engineer2Engineer

As part of International Women’s Day we interview Ilham Said, on her role as founder of Engineer2Engineer, and her views on women in business.
Leigh Jenkins
Leigh Jenkins
Enterprise Europe Network
Posted on: 08.03.20
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IWD2020: Q&A with Kate Sneddon, CEO at Biovault

As part of International Women’s Day we interview Kate Sneddon, on her role at Biovault, her views on women in business and what a more gender-balanced world-view means to her.
Leigh Jenkins
Leigh Jenkins
Enterprise Europe Network
Posted on: 08.03.20
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Narrowing the gender pay gap – if not Bristol then where?

We’re a pretty forward-thinking bunch here in Bristol. As the first English city to vote in favour of an elected mayor, the city of Banksy and Britain’s only green capital, we have a proud history of...
Posted on: 06.03.20
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IWD2020: Q&A with Stephanie Coward, Managing Director at Capita Workforce Management

As part of International Women’s Day, Business West has spoken to some of the most inspiring female business leaders in the region to get their views on women in business and what a more gender-...
Posted on: 06.03.20
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