MBA alumnus Ahmed El-Hamaky is Regional Manager – Middle East, Africa and Turkey, for OMICRON and is based in Bahrain. When I was studying the change management module with The Open University back in 2013, specifically the six-step model of change, I wondered if I could inspire huge change with one step and then othersContinue reading “Empowering female electrical engineers in the Middle East and Africa”
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Ambition in a Time of Crisis
Dr Zoe Lawson is a social entrepreneur, MBA alumna and member of the OU Business School’s Alumni Council. What is Ambition and is it Good or Bad? Most of us if pressed for a definition would say that ambition involves some sort of striving for achievement. Whether we define it as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ isContinue reading “Ambition in a Time of Crisis”
Building Resilience in Pandemic Times
Social entrepreneur Dr Zoe Lawson is an MBA alumna and member of the OU Business School’s Alumni Council. Resilience; noun The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. The ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity. Like nylon. Ladies, think of that springy shapewear designed to disguise lumps and bumps. MenContinue reading “Building Resilience in Pandemic Times”
MBA Skills for Hacking COVID-19
Social entrepreneur Dr Zoe Lawson, an MBA alumna and member of The Open University Business School Alumni Council, describes how her OU study experiences are helping with an ongoing project in her adopted Switzerland. I was awarded an OU MBA with distinction in 2015 and found my learning journey immensely rewarding. Since then, I notice that I’m continually presented with opportunitiesContinue reading “MBA Skills for Hacking COVID-19”
How did business leaders cope and innovate during COVID-19?
Jedrzej George Frynas is Professor of Strategic Management in the OU Business School. This text is based on the C-19 Innovation and Leadership webinar series, organised by the OU Business School and The Whole Thing Group. In our C-19 Innovation and Leadership webinar series, we questioned 12 international business leaders on how their businesses coped with and innovatedContinue reading “How did business leaders cope and innovate during COVID-19?”
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