Her exemplary record in the NHS earned her the recognition of Mr Frank Dobson, the Minister for Health at the time, who nominated her for the post of Hon-Executive Director of the NHS board. She is a member of the Institute of Management, the Strategic Planning Society and the Institute of Management Consultants

In the voluntary sector she is a regional assessor and mentor for the Princes Trust with a remit for facilitating the development of young adults.

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Leading Change

PROFESSOR DAVID BIRCHALL
Professor David Birchall is the Director of the Centre for Business in the Digital Economy at Henley Management College in the UK. His research and consulting interests are in strategic responses to the digital economy.

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Future Proofing

ROBIN BIRN
Robin Birn runs the research firm Strategy, Research & Action Ltd and is a Fellow of the Market Research Society. He is the author of Effective Use of Market Research and editor of the prestigious Handbook of International Market Research Techniques.

ELEANOR BLOXHAM
Eleanor Bloxham is founder and president of The Value Alliance. As a writer, speaker and advisor, she has helped corporate boards and executive management understand what it means to be value led and to establish management, financial, and incentive structures that support good corporate governance. She can be reached at ebloxham@thevaluealliance.com.

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Value-Led Organizations  

ALAN BONHAM
Alan Bonham is a chartered accountant, consultant and trainer. He is the co-author of a book on private investment.

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Investment Appraisal

ROGER CARTWRIGHT
Roger Cartwright is the recently retired Director of the Centre for Customer Relations at Perth College (a partner in the University of the Highlands and Islands) in Scotland. He is the author of a number of books on management and customer relations that have been published in the UK, India, China and Greece. Roger has worked as a consultant trainer with a number of multinationals in the UK, US and India assisting managers to understand and implement managerial concepts in the increasingly sophisticated modern business world.

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Going Global   Strategies for Hypergrowth   Managing Growth   Managing Diversity   Entrepreneurial Individual   Communication   Creating an Entrepreneurial Organisation   Empowerment  

Jay is also creating a framework for determining the critical knowledge issues related to performance in organizations and a set of measurements to validate changes in the return on investment in an enterprise's knowledge efforts.

Chatzkel serves on the editorial boards of several publications: North American Editor, Journal of Knowledge Management, Editor for Conferences and Events, and The TQM Magazine. He has written numerous articles and conference reviews. Please visit the Progressive Practices website at www.progressivepractices.com/publications.htm to review various writings. 

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Intellectual Capital  

KEITH CHECKLEY
Keith Checkley has written several business books on a range of subjects, including Finance for Business, Cash is Still King, and Shareholder Value-Strategy.

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Strategic Cash Flow Management  

PETER COHAN
Peter S. Cohan is president of Peter S. Cohan & Associates (http://petercohan.com), a management consulting and venture capital firm.  Cohan is the author of e-Stocks, e-Profit, Net Profit and The Technology Leaders.  He has appeared on ABC's Good Morning America, CNBC, CNBC Asia and CNN and has been quoted in Time, The London Times, Fortune, Newsweek International, and Business Week.  He earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from Swarthmore College, did graduate work in Computer Science at MIT, and holds an MBA from the Wharton School. 

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E-Leaders   Technology Leaders  

PHILIPPA COLLINS
Philippa Collins has published over 50 articles on a variety of business topics, and regularly presents papers at international conferences.  She has recently edited From Call Centre to Multimedia Customer Interaction Centre.

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Virtual and Networked Organizations  

STEPHEN COOMBER
Stephen Coomber has written for a variety of publications, including the Times, Internet Money magazine and the FT Handbook of Management. He is co-author of Architects of the Business Revolution.

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Branding  

BOB COTTON
Bob Cotton has written several books on design and new media including The New Guide to Graphic Design, You Aint Seen Nothing Yet, and Futurecasting the Web. His articles have appeared in, among others, Eye, Creative Review and Mac User magazine.

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E-Innovation  

MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM
Michael J. Cunningham is the President and founder of Harvard Computing Group, and has been an executive at several leading companies in the software industry over the past 15 years. There he has implemented many successful business development and workshop programs for a wide range of clients in the US and international marketplace, aligning business goals, process change and technology to help clients meet their business objectives. His professional focus deals with the converging issues in e-business, particularly those in the area of e-commerce, linking knowledge bases and customer relationship management systems. Cunningham is also a frequent speaker and contributor to major industry events and is featured regularly in e-commerce and related magazines.

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E-Business   E-Strategy   Customer Relationship Management  

DES DEARLOVE
Des Dearlove is co-founder of the media content, concepts, and consulting firm, Suntop Media. He writes regularly for the London Times, the American Management Review, and Human Resources. He is the author of a number of books on management best practice, including The Ultimate Book of Business Thinking and Business the Bill Gates Way.

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Branding  

DONNA DEEPROSE
Donna Deeprose is the author of Smart Things to Know about Managing Projects, as well as three other books, The Team Coach, Recharge Your Team, and How to Recognize and Reward Employees.

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Global HR   Project Management  

Born in the USA, Fight speaks French and Russian and has lived in such diverse places as Abqaiq, Soudi Arabia, Geneva, Switzerland, Paris and Savoie in France, and London.

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E-Processes   E-Finance   Measurement and Internal Audit  

DAVID FIRTH
David Firth is an international consultant, writer and conference speaker who works with individuals and companies intent on embracing the future. He is the principal of international consulting company, Treefrog, which specializes in the psychology of change. He is the author of The Corporate Fool, How to Make Work Fun, Smart Things to Know about Change, Smart Things to Know about People, and Corporate Voodoo.

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Life and Work Express  

STEPHEN P FITZGERALD
Stephen P Fitzgerald is a Los angeles based organizational consultant specializing in collaboration among organizations for social change. He is the author of Appreciative Inquiry - The New Frontier in Organization Development: Data Driven Methods for Change, J.Waclawski & A.H. Church (Eds). He has also written on social entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs for the Financial Times of London web site, and on appreciative inquiry for the Organization Development Journal. Steve has presented papers at various academic conferences in the UK and the US, including the American Academy of Management.

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Business Models   Decision Making  

CHRIS FITZSIMMONS
Chris Fitzsimmons is the Investment Director for Far Blue, one of Europe's leading IP creation and commercialisation companies where he is involved in the exploitation of intellectual property. Previously he was at Scientific Generics, a Cambridge, UK, based business and technology consultancy where he advised major blue chip companies on both their IP and technology strategies.

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Managing Intellectual Property  

PETER FLOYD
Peter Floyd is an experienced business and organisation change consultant with over fifteen years in the field working for a wide range of organisations. Peter is currently doing a DBA in the area of fast implementation.

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Organizational Change  

PATRICK FORSYTH
Patrick Forsyth runs Touchstone Training & Consultancy which specializes in the improvement of marketing, sales, communication and management skills. He is the author of a number of successful business and management books.

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Career Management   Negotiating   Channel Management   Business Planning   Sales Management  

CARL FRAPPAOLO
Carl Frappaolo is Executive Vice President of The Delphi Group. He has 20 years of experience as a consultant to Global 1000 companies on an array of technologies, including knowledge management and workflow.

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Knowledge Management  

BOB GORZYNSKI
Bob Gorzynski has worked extensively in the fields of strategy, change management and customer care with both large international organisations and at owner manager level. After spending 10 years in corporate finance and strategy with blue chip companies he has specialised in aligning the technical and the human aspects of strategic change. He currently specialises in the media, entertainment and retail sectors.

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Strategy Express  

JACK GOTTSCHALK
Jack Gottschalk is the author of eight books on a range of subjects including crisis management, foreign investments and international security.

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Crisis Management  

GEORGE GREEN
George Green was a manager at British Rail from 1973 to 1986, much of the time in Operations Management. Since then he has run his own training consultancy, specialising in people and operations management. 

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Operations Express   Training & Development  

GERRY GRIFFIN
Gerry Griffin is founder of the Business Communication Forum (BCF) a training and development organisation dedicated to a whole range of business communication issues. Gerry was formerly European Director of Training at PR agency Burson-Marsteller, and Director of Communications at London Business School. He is author of two prior business books: The Power Game (looking at corporate power struggles) and .Con (dealing with Internet strategy).

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Reputation Management  

NED HAMSON
Ned Hamson has been editor of the Journal for Quality and Participation - one of the top 400 business journals worldwide - for 15 years. Hamson is also the lead author of a 1997 book (After Atlantis: Working, Managing, and Leading in Turbulent Times) with co-authors from Ireland, The Netherlands and Belgium. As editor, writer and researcher, Hamson has worked with most of the gurus of quality management (Deming, Crosby, Ishikawa, Feigenbaum, Juran and Tom Peters, as well as former US Presidents Clinton and Bush.)

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Global Innovation   Managing Quality  

ROBERT HOLDER
Robert Holder works with leaders and teams from both the profit and non-profit worlds on human systems design to support innovative strategic thinking and design of work processes. Over the last few years, from his St. Louis area homebase, he has worked extensively with emerging innovators in Russia, Ukraine and Romania.

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Global Innovation  

ANDREW HOLMES
Andrew Holmes is a Director with PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Risk Management Solutions. He has consulted in a large number of UK, overseas and global companies. He specializes in strategy, programme and project management and IT. He is a regular speaker on issues associated with IT and consultancy and has published a number of papers and books on these subjects.

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Lifelong Learning   Risk Management  

DAVID HORCHOVER
David Horchover worked for several blue chip companies, including the Institute of Export (Sales and Marketing Director). He writes and lectures widely on marketing topics and holds the Chartered Institute of Marketing's President's Award.

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Sales Promotion  

ROS JAY
Ros Jay is a marketing and communications specialist and author of Smart Things to Know about Customers, The Ultimate Book of Business Creativity and The Seven Deadly Skills of Management.

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Time Management  

TIM JONES
Tim Jones is principal of Innovaro, a consulting firm helping companies to generate more ideas, implement innovation strategies and renew their organisational capability. He is an expert in enabling innovation and is actively involved with a number of organisations including the Product Development Management Association. Tim was formerly with Gemini Consulting where he led teams defining growth strategies and developing organisational structures and processes to aid new product and service development. He is also author of Innovating at the Edge.

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Taking Ideas to Market   Managing Intellectual Property  

NICOLAS KING
Nicolas King holds an MBA from INSEAD.  He is a specialist in entrepreneurial management and organizational behavior and works as an independent business advisor to dynamic entrepreneurs. He has written for Computing, Management Consultancy, and The Observer

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Enterprise Express   Corporate Venturing   Exit Strategies  

SIMON KIRBY
Simon Kirby is a business strategist at AMP, the Australian financial services giant, where he developed a global framework to support and develop innovation. His special interest is in the relationship between technology and business strategy and he has been involved in the development and launch of a number of technology-enabled retail investment propositions. Simon holds an MBA from the Cranfield School of Management.

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Taking Ideas to Market  

Through her work in the securities area, she has come to represent a number of emerging internet-based operating companies. Cynthia's work in that area includes all aspects of business formation, operations, joint ventures and regulatory compliance. She has also advised clients in connection with the establishment and operation of private and public venture funds, including small business investment companies (SBICs) and business development companies (BDCs).

 Cynthia is currently an Adjunct Professor at George Washington University teaching a course in Takeovers and Tender Offers. Cynthia has also been responsible for the presentation of several securities seminars. Cynthia is currently a Managing Editor of M&A Lawyer. 

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Mergers and Acquisitions  

JEAN LAMMIMAN
Jean Lammiman has worked as a strategic HR practitioner for the International Stock Exchange, Ran Xerox and Grand Metropolitan as well as leading consultancy and research projects for Ambrosetti and the City University Business School. She runs a long term research project on business innovation for the Roffey Park Institute in the UK.

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Creativity   The Innovative Individual  

DOUGLAS LAMONT
Mr. Lamont holds a PhD in business administration with a major in marketing from the University of Alabama, an MBA from Tulane University, and a BS in Economics from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, the University of Pennsylvania. His doctoral dissertation "Marketing's Role in Economic Development: Mexico" was cited as the first in the field by leading professional associations. Lamont's awards include Beta Gamma Sigma, 3 Fulbright professorships, and the American Council on Education Fellowship in Academic Administration.

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Global Strategy   Global Marketing  

KEN LANGDON
Ken Langdon is a consultant with clients from Nokia to the Electricity Supply Board of Ireland. He has taught widely about finance. He is a director of two small businesses.

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Investment Appraisal   Understanding Accounts  

SALLY LANSDELL
Sally Lansdell is a writer and editor specialising in business and management. She had extensive experience in industry and also spent five years as a researcher for the Ashridge Strategic Management Centre.

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Working Globally   The Vision Thing  

JOHN MARIOTTI
John L. Mariotti is President and CEO of The Enterprise Group, time-shared executive advisors. An experienced executive, and former president of Huffy Bicycles and Rubbermaid Office Products Group, Mariotti is also management columnist for Industry Week magazine, and author of Smart Things to Know About Brands and Branding (Capstone, 1999) and Smart Things to Know About Marketing (Capstone, 2000), The Power of Partnerships (Blackwell, 1996) and the Shape Shifters: Continuous Change for Competitive Advantage (Wiley, 1997). He is an internationally recognized speaker and consultant, a guest lecturer at the University of Tennessee College of Business, who also serves as a board advisor to Henkel-Manco, and director of HomecCare Industries. Mariotti holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in Engineering. His web address is www.shape-shifters.com

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Marketing Express   Making Partnerships Work  

JOHN MIDDLETON
John Middleton is the founder of the Bristol Management Research Centre. Recognized as a leading expert in personal and systems thinking technologies, he works as a coach and consultant with individuals and organizations that are determined to make best use of the future. He is the author of two books, Smart Things to Know About Your Career and Writing the New Economy.

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Strategy Express   Organizations Express   Culture   Organizational Behaviour  

JOHN NIRENBERG
John Nirenberg holds a Ph.D. in Educational Administration and Organizational Behavior. He is the author of Power Tools: A Leader's Guide to the Latest Management Literature (Prentice Hall, 1997) and The Living Organization (Irwin, 1993). He is the former Global Best Practice Leader for Strategic Leadership for the American Management Association International, and Founding Dean of the Doctor of Management Program at the University of Phoenix.

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Global Leaders  

NILS-GORAN OLVE
Nils-Goran Olve is Adjunct Professor at Linkoping University and a partner in Concours Cepro, a Stockholm consultancy. His previous book on the Balanced Scorecard, Performance Drivers, was published in eight languages.

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The Balanced Scorecard  

RICHARD PETTINGER
Richard Pettinger is Lecturer in management studies at University College London. He consults with commercial organizations, public services, and in the not-for-profit sector. He is the author of over thirty books on general and strategic management.

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Global Organization   Managing the Flexible Workforce   The Learning Organization   Stress Management  

ANN RIPPIN
Ann Rippin teaches Strategic Management and International Business at Bristol Business School at the University of West England.

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Teamworking  

Over 12 years, Broc has hit the trifecta of legal practice,  in-house (Assistant General Counsel - Corporate and Securities for Lockheed Martin Corporation), government (Counselor to SEC Commissioner Laura Unger and Special Counsel in the Office of Chief Counsel in the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance) and law firm private practice.

Broc is Co-Editor of the Corporate Governance Advisor and Managing Editor of the M&A Lawyer. He writes a monthly column in wallstreetlawyer.com entitled "Web Watch."

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Mergers and Acquisitions  

DENNIS SHERWOOD
Dennis Sherwood originally trained as a research scientist, and was for twelve years an IT consulting partner with Deloitte, Hoskins and Sells, and, following the merger in the UK, Coopers and Lybrand. He was then appointed as Executive Director with Goldman Sachs in London, and is now the Managing Director of The Silver Bullet Machine Manufacturing Company Limited, which specialises in organisational creativity and innovation. Dennis is well known on the conference circuit, and is the author of four previous books. 

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Innovation Express   Creating an Innovative Culture  

STEVE SHIPSIDE
Steve Shipside has been writing and broadcasting about technology, marketing, and business since 1990.  The titles he has written for include Wired, Revolution, InternetMagazine, MacUser, Business 2.0, Campaign, Ads International, The Guardian, and The Telegraph.

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E-Marketing   Travel   Flexible and Virtual Working  

ANNA SJOSTRAND
Anna Sjostrand is a consultant with Concours Cepro and has a background in PR & communications and international marketing.

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The Balanced Scorecard  

FLORENCE STONE
Florence Stone has written for a variety of publications, including Harvard Business Update and Management Review and web sites like headhunter.com and amanet.org, the official web site of the American Management Association. She is author of Business the amazon.com Way, The High Value Manager and Coaching, Councelling and Mentoring.

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Recruiting and Retaining People   Coaching and Mentoring   Performance and Reward Management  

MICHEL SYRETT
Michel Syrett has written on business issues for a variety of publications including The Times, The Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, Asian Business and South China Business Post.  He has also conducted research on innovation and leadership for Cranfield School of Management and the University of Hong Kong.  He runs a long term research project on business innovation for the Roffey Park Institute in the UK.

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Creativity   The Innovative Individual  

RICHARD TEMPLAR
Richard Templar is a business manager with over thirty years' experience. He has run companies in the public and private sector as well as running his own business supplying the leisure industry. He has also worked as a stress management consultant and has written several business books. He now works as a freelance business writer.

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Body Care   Free Agency  

DR. GEORGE TOVSTIGA
George Tovstiga leads the Leadership and People Management consulting practice within ABB's Process and Business Consulting in Switzerland. He is a member of Associate Faculty at Henley and Visiting Professor of Management at the International Graduate School of Management of the Technical University of St. Petersburg.

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Future Proofing  

JIM UNDERWOOD
Jim Underwood is a strategist and professor in Dallas, Texas. Jim consults and conducts seminars in the field of non-linear strategy as well as leadership seminars based upon The Significance Principle. His articles on strategy and change have appeared in The Handbook of Business Strategy, The Strategic Leadership Forum, PPB Magazine, and Competitive Intelligence Review. A former student of Dr H. Igor Ansoff, the "Father of Strategic Management," Jim Underwood has received numerous awards for his teaching including Outstanding University Professor; Outstanding College of Business Professor; Who's Who Among American Teachers; and Delta Mu Delta. He has been named in Who's Who Among Executives and Professionals. 

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Complexity and Paradox   Corporate Strategy   Competitor Intelligence