We are inundated with headlines telling us that our jobs are under threat by technological advances related to artificial intelligence, machine learning and the internet of things. These headlines are usually illustrated with pictures of angry looking robots ready to make you and your job redundant. Industry, businesses and work will change because of technology;…
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Expect the unexpected! Doing an MBA (part 2)
Of course the MBA journey is different for everybody. And, of course, the key learnings are different for everybody. On Saturday 21st April, at Henley’s MBA Open Day, I was part of the alumni panel. I was surprised how many of my fellow alumni mentioned that some of their key learnings were similar to my…
The Blame Game
I’m a firm believer that the key to success is to focus on what you can control and to let go of what you can’t. Sounds obvious, but every day most of us will be faced with examples where this rules goes out of the window and instead the ugly face of blame rears its…
Easter Events & Escapes
Whether you’re feeling festive or just need a break from studying, there’s plenty going on around Reading to keep you occupied over the Easter holidays. If you’re on campus and haven’t signed up for the Easter Café event happening at Park Lounge, Wednesday 28th March between 12-2pm, there’s still time! Your Halls Life is serving…
The postgraduate field trip experience!
Our Marketing postgraduate students are currently on a study field trip in Lugano, Switzerland. We caught up with Maria-Anna, one of the students, to find out how she is finding the opportunity to work with international companies… What preparation did you have to do before the trip? We had to prepare for two presentations; one…
Mental Health in the Workplace and the Connectivity Paradox
A recent study shows that at work, at least one in four people experience mental health issues such as depression or anxiety. Although a range of factors of course contribute to psychological problems, the growing use of technology may well play a significant role. As organisations drive towards digitisation, telework and working within virtual teams…
Varsity: what is it & who takes part?
As the end of term creeps up on us, one of the biggest events at the University of Reading is about to take place, Varsity! Every year we compete against Oxford Brookes in a gruelling day of sporting competitions, from Rugby to Archery, everybody gets involved in the team spirit. To get excited for the…
How the word ‘leadership’ means (at least) three different things
There is a common-sense logic to the idea that leadership brings order from chaos, which makes it a fundamentally desirable goal. The problem is that no-one can completely agree what the word means. Whenever we ask, “What is Leadership?” we are, I’m afraid to say, asking a leading question. Leading questions take you towards a…
Digital Marketing from a BSc Student Point of View
As a BSc Engineering student, digital marketing has always been something I’ve been interested in, but is not something I have covered in my lectures! I walked to the seminar room with a sense of the unknown but excited to learn about a little bit of the world of advertising. Neil Sharman, the speaker for…
Digital Leadership or Leading Digitally?
Does your organisation’s digital leadership (DL) mean you are leading digitally? DL as a concept is used when we want to establish how organisations leverage technology in order to have competitive advantage. It also describes how people in organisations deploy technology to support or optimise processes, transform organisational culture, or innovate new ways of…
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