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<item><title><![CDATA[Ashridge scoops gold at national training awards]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Ashridge+scoops+gold+at+national+training+awards+?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[Ashridge Business School scooped the Gold for Best Practice in Learning Transfer at the prestigious national 2013 Training Journal Awards last week in central London.]]></description><guid>E265A76755A6772A80257C3D005B95BC</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:42:35 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scouts and school pupils plant new orchard at Ashridge]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Scouts+and+school+pupils+plant+new+orchard+at+Ashridge?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[Scouts from five different local groups and pupils from Westfield First School in Berkhamsted have helped to plant a new orchard in the gardens of Ashridge House]]></description><guid>6994FC5C5D34A40480257C30002F305F</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2013 08:36:19 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashridge Chef takes on new role as Congo's Jamie Oliver]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/DraftPreview/Ashridge+Chef+takes+on+new+role+as+Congo's+Jamie+Oliver?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[Ashridge House Head Chef and sustainable food pioneer Erick Moboti is set to take on a new role to transform food production in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).]]></description><guid>2712107FC314BB3380257C2B0047B0C6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:04:31 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best Career Coach Award in India for Ashridge alumnus]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Best+Career+Coach+Award+in+India+for+Ashridge+alumnus%C2%A0?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[Anamitra Chatterjee, a newly appointed Associate and an alumnus of Ashridge, was named India’s ‘Best Career Coach’ with an award presented at the World HRD & Coaching Congress in Mumbai, earlier in the year.]]></description><guid>07DACD5908FDA2F680257C15005B6961</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2013 16:39:46 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight Macedonia scholarships to be awarded at Ashridge]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Eight+Macedonia+scholarships+to+be+awarded+at+Ashridge?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[Eight students will have the opportunity to gain an MBA at Ashridge Business School. Today, Ashridge’s CEO Kai Peters signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Education, which is the first step in this collaboration, which is part of CEL Global’s project at the university campus in Veles.]]></description><guid>540595A181E0CEB580257C13005B6A47</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2013 16:53:48 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steward Leadership book review]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Steward+Leadership+book+review?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[IEDP online reviewed Steward Leadership. Kai Peters is co-author, together with Kurt April and Julia Kumar. Steward Leadership: A Maturational Perspective is published by the University of Cape Town Press (2013).]]></description><guid>6D0B773DA3D0295E80257C060055B263</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2013 16:39:13 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Developing next generation leaders]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Developing+next+generation+leaders+?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[HRzone reviewed Steward Leadership. Kai Peters is co-author, together with Kurt April and Julia Kumar. Steward Leadership: A Maturational Perspective is published by the University of Cape Town Press (2013).]]></description><guid>578A2606EB820DAC80257C06005576E0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2013 16:35:12 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nine steps for young business leaders to drive sustainability]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Nine+steps+for+young+business+leaders+to+drive+sustainability?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[In an article in The Guardian online, Kai Peters writes that emerging business leaders may recognise short-term profits are not the sole route to success, but personal ambition can override the greater good.]]></description><guid>0B543C9AF058B0BF80257C06004C875D</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:57:07 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New study defines alternative leadership model for next generation executives]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Leadership+model+for+next+generation+?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[The global financial crisis and the rapid pace of globalisation are radically changing the definition of what makes a good business leader. Now, a new leadership model for the next generation of executives has emerged from research conducted by Ashridge Business School and the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business.]]></description><guid>36A8C3289DB2CFD480257C06004C2B17</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:53:18 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Integrity is the heart of strong performance]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Integrity+is+the+heart+of+strong+performance?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[Q and A with Roger Delves, a director at Ashridge, who lectures in management studies. Among the topics he addresses is leadership integrity.He was interviewed for The National while he was in Abu Dhabi]]></description><guid>E636717C5E6E247080257C06004BF4A9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:51:05 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Closing the gender gap]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Closing+the+gender+gap?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[In an article in BusinessZone by Lucie Mitchell, Viki Holton, research fellow at Ashridge, remarks that while being an entrepreneur is tough for everyone, some of the demands and difficulties can be greater for women.]]></description><guid>94540AD74543632380257C06004B8908</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:48:49 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gruelling hours of work]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Gruelling+hours+of+work?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[Vicki Culpin, dean of faculty and director of research at the Ashridge, talks about issues around working long hours and sleep in an article on the BusinessWeek website, written by Matt Symonds, chief editor of MBA50.com.]]></description><guid>83F6A95514B31B6580257C06004B621E</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:44:20 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[More options are vital if business schools are to remain viable]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/More+options+are+vital+if+business+schools+are+to+remain+viable+?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[In an article in the Independent on Sunday, Dr Steve Seymour, director of MBA programmes at Ashridge, says it's the MBA brand that "attracts people even if the content is what a few years ago might be a specialist Masters. An MBA should be a general management qualification," he insists.]]></description><guid>15BBA9A79CCF9EB480257C06004AE207</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:41:29 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to tackle that difficult conversation]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/How+to+tackle+that+difficult+conversation?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[Difficult conversations are a common aspect of working life – particularly in the current belt-tightening environment. But rather than dreading these, managers can view them positively as stepping stones to progress if handled correctly, advise Bob Stilliard and Viki Holton in an article in Public Finance magazine.]]></description><guid>575C87820BDED7E880257C06004B1310</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:41:20 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scaling peak performance by climbing mountains]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Scaling+peak+performance+by+climbing+mountains?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[In a supplement on Talent Management produced by Raconteur.net and published in The Times, there are comments by Gerry Miles, an Associate at Ashridge, who leads the Ashridge Open programme, Strategic Human Resource Management.]]></description><guid>CD434C7A0841B42F80257C06004A8F57</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:35:58 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five reasons CEOs fail to engage]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Five+reasons+CEOs+fail+to+engage+?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[On the HRzone website HRzone website, Amy Armstrong, who carried out Ashridge research on behalf of Engage for Success, highlights five reasons why CEOs fail to engage.]]></description><guid>ECD0D2EF7ECF57C780257C06004A675F</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:33:47 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Place lessons on sustainability across the curriculum]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Place+lessons+on+sustainability+across+the+curriculum?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[In an article for Soapbox in the Business Education section of the Financial Times, Matt Gitsham writes along with Anthony Buono and Jean-Christophe Carteron on the need for business schools to play a more prominent role in developing the leaders that will help to steer business and organisations on a more sustainable route.]]></description><guid>A03F2957F967B9ED80257BFE00533A65</guid><pubDate>Tue, 8 Oct 2013 16:10:40 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building resilience]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Building+resilience?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[Jill Flint-Taylor, an Ashridge associate, wrote together with Michael Pearn and Cary Cooper an article in Training Journal that outlined eight ways to enhance wellbeing and performance.]]></description><guid>E6748C9C9624A57580257BF7004B5393</guid><pubDate></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why leaders should gain a better understanding of feelings of betrayal]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Why+leaders+should+gain+a+better+understanding+of+feelings+of+betrayal?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[Article by Ben Fuchs, an Associate at Ashridge in the Local Leadership hub on The Guardian website.]]></description><guid>6E6E50EBEAA601B080257BEF0056C1A8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 16:48:57 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finnish institute partners with Ashridge in new virtual learning programme]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Finnish+institute+partners+with+Ashridge+in+new+virtual+learning+programme?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[Ashridge Business School is to partner with the Management Institute of Finland (MIF), a leading learning and development company, in the launch of an innovative new virtual learning programme.]]></description><guid>458F3142E345666180257BEB0041764E</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:58:15 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New development tool enables managers to master organisational political skills]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/New+development+tool+enables+managers+to+master+organisational+political+skills+?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[Master organisational political skills to further your career – don’t let workplace politics trump your talent
A webinar entitled Navigating the maze of office politics, on 20 September, at 10.00am GMT, is being hosted by Ashridge Business School. Leadership expert Phil Anderson and Psychometrics Consultant Alex Davda will guide attendees through the labyrinth of office politics.]]></description><guid>E3C6EA625B60503080257BEB004146F1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:54:09 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are You Ready To Do Business With China]]></title><link>http://mercury.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Are+You+Ready+To+Do+Business+With+China?opendocumentt</link><description><![CDATA[Be aware of cultural differences, writes Barbara Wang, Ashridge programme director and China representative in Gulf Business Gulf Business.]]></description><guid>37702A028AFC654580257BEB004104A1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:51:54 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to use emotion to motivate a team]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/How+to+use+emotion+to+motivate+a+team?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[An article written by Kerrie Fleming in Public Finance magazine focuses on Emotional Intelligence.]]></description><guid>4E5B97AB2272F6BF80257BEB0040E2F3</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:49:29 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Communicate to all generations]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Communicate+to+all+generations?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[In Employee Benefits, Carina Paine Schofield, a research fellow at Ashridge, writes about the challenge facing employers and internal communications to engage all generations in today’s workforce.]]></description><guid>3E8881F4001B1DD680257BEB0040A591</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:47:53 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big deals]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Big+deals?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[Article written by Della Bradshaw, editor of the FTbusiness education writes that partnerships and mergers are multiplying as business schools seek scale. Ashridge is featured within the article on its partnership with Pearson College, to collaborate initially on undergraduate business degrees.]]></description><guid>F067426E7C0D11ED80257BEB00408239</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:45:38 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behind Closed Doors book review]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Behind+Closed+Doors+book+review?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[Behind Closed Doors, a recently published book edited by Erik de Haan, Director of Ashridge's Centre for Coaching was reviewed on the HRzone by Nicola Barber, HR Manager at Kilwaughter Chemical Company and Regional Ambassador, Engage for Success.]]></description><guid>D793DA419AEC966D80257BEB0040197B</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:42:32 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public sector executives: now is not the time for heroes]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Public+sector+executives:+now+is+not+the+time+for+heroes?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[On the Guardian Online's public service reform hub, Kai Peters writes that The steward style of leadership advocates service over self-interest, and thinking beyond traditional conventions.]]></description><guid>BBF7810CF4114B9080257BEB003F2319</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:30:31 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nine steps for young business leaders to drive sustainability]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Nine+steps+for+young+business+leaders+to+drive+sustainability?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[In an article in The Guardian online, Kai Peters writes that emerging business leaders may recognise short-term profits are not the sole route to success, but personal ambition can override the greater good.]]></description><guid>E5CE70D052C8F1C380257BEB003EF718</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:29:04 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leadership model for next generation]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Leadership+model+for+next+generation+?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[The global financial crisis and the rapid pace of globalisation are radically changing the definition of what makes a good business leader. Now, a new leadership model for the next generation of executives has emerged from research conducted by Ashridge Business School and the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business.]]></description><guid>1A7AC1DD7D319F5280257BEB003ED4C3</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:27:19 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Office politics: what HR practitioners need to know]]></title><link>http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/Content.nsf/wCOR/Office+politics:+what+HR+practitioners+need+to+know+?opendocument</link><description><![CDATA[Phil Anderson and Viki Holton highlight the issue of Office politics on the HRZone website.]]></description><guid>D5D74B349FE50FB480257BDD0055FA5B</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 Sep 2013 16:42:27 +0100</pubDate></item>
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