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Over almost 30 years =mc has built up a number of approaches, tools, techniques and methodologies which are helpful for anyone trying to address an organisational or individual challenge.

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Use your brain and manage your time
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The Essential Guide for New Managers
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Giving and receiving feedback
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Safe Space #12 How can I connect my hybrid-working team?
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Leadership: 5 practices of effective leaders
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Do you need to influence someone? Get on the same page
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Project planning tools
3 Ways to check in on your team’s wellbeing
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Safe Space #9 – what can a manager do about racism at work?

Recent Posts

Is your project a zombie, troll or unicorn? Maybe it’s just confused and needs a rationale

In this blog, Director, Laura Slater looks at common problems with projects, and gives an overview of =mc’s approach to Project Rationale. =mc’s Systems Model outlines 3 elements in...

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Safe Space #18 — How can I stop firefighting in L&D and make sure training really supports our mission?

Welcome to Safe Space — a problem page for managers and L&D professionals in charities, arts organisations, public and non-profits. Here, readers share their challenges, and our experts at...

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Success at work through personal power: grow your influence without formal authority

Success at work comes from using our skills and abilities to deliver expected outcomes. In other words, being really good at the thing we are meant to do. However,...

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Change and the Role of L&D

At =mc we are increasingly asked by our customers to deliver ‘some training on change.’ The challenge with such a request is that ‘change’ is a big and varied...

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Project Management at Henley Business School

With a myriad of different projects in progress across this large educational institute, the lack of a shared approach to managing them was challenging. We introduced them to the =mc Systems Model and a more cohesive approach and the benefits have been widespread.

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