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Mar 3, 2025 | 
thefortyfive.com | Alison S. Craig
Heading out on an adventure or dreaming of skipping town? The road well travelled has long been a source of songwriting inspiration. From the swinging 60s to modern day, the urge to get away from it all has continued to burn bright. So save your pennies, pack a bag and download our playlist and let this be the soundtrack to your next adventure.
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Mar 3, 2025 | 
flipboard.com | Alison S. Craig
NowCNN — Hollywood legend Goldie Hawn and actor Andrew Garfield shared a sweet moment on stage at Sunday’s Academy Awards. Hawn, 79, was presenting the awards for best animated film and short, along with “Spider-Man” star Garfield, when she paused and asked him: “OK. Sweetheart, can you read that? I …
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Feb 17, 2025 | 
hampshirebiznews.co.uk | Alison S. Craig |Daniel Face
It is widely reported that 70% of change efforts fail, yet many businesses believe they handle change well. Would their teams agree? Change is an inevitable part of business and life. Many things continually change around us so, if we stand still, we fall behind. For our organisations to stay relevant and efficient, we must initiate, lead, and manage change effectively.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
alisonsdiary.substack.com | Alison S. Craig
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
hampshirebiznews.co.uk | Alison S. Craig |Daniel Face
Sometimes managers think it’s too late to tackle a team member’s behaviour because “that’s just the way they are” or we haven’t said anything up until now. It’s never too late. People can change, though it may feel difficult for them and may take some time and support. Not addressing the issue will do them a disservice; you and others will be secretly judging and feeling critical of their shortcomings without giving them an opportunity to do something about it.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
hampshirebiznews.co.uk | Alison S. Craig |Daniel Face
Post budget, organisations of all sizes have been working out how to navigate their way through next year’s double whammy rise in NI and the National Living Wage. Clearly, there are no easy answers. Without a doubt, however, business leaders will need to be as good at getting the best out of people as they are at managing the numbers.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
hampshirebiznews.co.uk | Alison S. Craig |Daniel Face
As we approach the winter months, post summer holiday sunshine, surrounded by germs and hurtling towards the end of the calendar year, resilience can take a hit. This article describes what we mean by resilience and how you can develop and maintain it. What is resilience? Resilience is often described as bounce back-ability, i.e. the ability to adapt, recover and return to a stable state when faced with challenging circumstances. Resilience can be developed with the right awareness and focus.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Alison S. Craig |Annelise Russell
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT The authors have no conflict of interest to disclose. Supporting Information Filename Description psj12561-sup-0001-SupplementalAppendix.docxWord 2007 document , 28.4 KB Appendix S1: REFERENCES , and . 1993. Agendas and Instability in American Politics. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press. , and . 2015. The Politics of Information: Problem Definition and the Course of Public Policy in America. University of Chicago Press. 2013.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
hampshirebiznews.co.uk | Alison S. Craig |Sam Pither
Managers often feel frustrated when team members show inconsistency in their performance. This lack of consistency jeopardises stable business success. Here are our 5 Top Tips to driving consistently high performance:Crystal Clear Expectations – clearly articulate your business or department’s Purpose and Vision.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
hampshirebiznews.co.uk | Alison S. Craig |Sam Pither
Change is hard. Many organisations think they are pretty good at managing change, yet a long-held statistic claims that 70% of change efforts fail. Failure could include the change not being delivered on time, it not being achieved within budget, the quality falling short, or the change not sticking. What makes change so hard? There are many factors that add complications when handling change.
