The Future of Operational Performance Management – Part 5/5
"We’ve only held up 3 banks this month”, says Bonnie, “Clyde, our target this month was 5 – get your a**e into gear and hit another 2 before the 31st !”. “You’ve used the ‘Tube’ ...
Long haul flights, the product and inflight service
I’ve just returned from a wonderful trip to Australia. It’s an amazing place but has the drawback of being a very long way from the UK and getting there takes a long time. I’ve done ...
How we treat our workers
The BBC is publicising their story about the treatment of drivers in the Ikea supply chain. From the BBC report it appears that suppliers to Ikea are finding loopholes in the law to pay the ...
What’s it like to work at one of Bedfordshire’s best kept secrets?
I started working at Cranfield around 18 months ago, in September 2015. Although I grew up in Bedford, and even went to school in one of the nearby villages, I had no idea exactly what ...
The Future of Operational Performance Management – Part 4
Einstein is quoted as saying “The definition of insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result!”. I wonder if there is a converse quotation we can introduce, “Another definition ...
Welcome to Women in Leadership!
That’s me standing on that chair there. No, I’m not playing ‘the floor is lava’ in my business suit, I’m just a little vertically challenged and I had to find a way to talk over the crowd. ...
Life as a Cranfield apprentice
How long have you worked at Cranfield? I have worked at Cranfield University since October 2014. However, initially I worked as a technician in the Small Scale Explosive Testing sector of the Chemistry Department. I ...
My response to the Flooding Manifesto
Flooding in the UK continues to cause damage and suffering on a frequent basis with substantial costs for people, businesses, infrastructure and agriculture. And when you factor in climate change and the demand for land ...
Corporate to campus: why returning to university was the right decision
As I prepared to return to university ten years after my first efforts, I must admit I was a little nervous and had prepared myself to be a rare breed on campus: a mature student! ...
What happens in the first few months of the Cranfield MBA?
My first degree was in chemistry and chemical engineering and most recently I had been working as a Design Engineer in the oil and gas industry in Glasgow, Scotland. After a few years I felt I ...