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Leadership: Succession Leadership

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Mike Osborn CEng

Succession leadership is the ability to pass on your leadership responsibility to another capable of the task. To be able to spot potential leaders to take your place, as you step down, in a smooth hand over of responsibilities confident … Continue reading →

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Women leaders who have changed the course of history

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Mike Osborn CEng

Women have certainly influenced and changed society and nations throughout history. Below is a small sample of some of these great women. I have mainly chosen those who have been leaders of people but there are also those who have … Continue reading →

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Leadership: valleys and wilderness years

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Mike Osborn CEng

Surprisingly when we delve into history and into the lives of influential leaders you start to discover that often, but not always, they have been through ‘hard times’ or ‘wilderness years’. I perceive that these can be formative times where … Continue reading →

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Leadership: types and styles

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Mike Osborn CEng

Why are we looking at leadership types and styles? Well a leader’s style of approach can have a positive or detrimental effect on a team’s or an organisation’s dynamics and therefore it’s success or performance. It seems that different leadership … Continue reading →

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Leadership: Business leaders at the top of their game

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Mike Osborn CEng

I don’t know about you but I need people to emulate, inspire and learn from to push me forward and to grow in the area of leadership. There are many and varied forms of leadership but this month I wish … Continue reading →

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Leadership: nature or nurture?

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Mike Osborn CEng

Can good leadership be taught directly or caught by osmosis? Or are we born with leadership genes? Or is it a combination of both? In today’s society we need good leaders. Studies show ‘80% of people do not trust their … Continue reading →

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Leadership: men and women of Vision

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Mike Osborn CEng

One characteristic I have noticed throughout history is that leaders are often visionaries. Examples are many and varied and below are just a few examples pulled out of the hat that have inspired generations. Steve Jobs was very much a … Continue reading →

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Leadership: Perseverance under Pressure

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Mike Osborn CEng

Failure is not an option … Continue reading →

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Twistocaloric Cooling – new refrigeration technology

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Mike Osborn CEng

One fifth of global electricity consumption is from air conditioning and is a significant contributor to global warming. A more environmentally friendly development from the University of Texas has emerged and is based on twisting and untwisting fibres. The method … Continue reading →

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Effectiveness of Cloth Masks against respiratory infections

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Mike Osborn CEng

Cloth masks have been used in healthcare and community settings to protect the wearer from respiratory infections for many years around the world. Masks have two functions: firstly to prevent transmission of respiratory infections from infected person (source) to another … Continue reading →

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