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Andrew Torrance

Innovation achieves success

Posted By Andrew Torrance, CEO, Allianz Insurance

30 October 2012

Innovation is at the heart of our culture at Allianz Insurance because it makes a significant contribution to growing and developing our business.

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Professor Mike West

How to make the NHS a model for staff health and wellbeing

Posted By Professor Mike West

31 July 2012

Over 10 million working days are lost each year in the NHS because members of staff are unwell, equivalent to 14,500 staff. So the news, released last week, that days lost to absenteeism in the NHS came down by 390,000 last year is welcome.

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Julian Stanley

How can we reduce stress in the classroom and support our teachers?

Posted By Julian Stanley, Group Chief Executive at TSN

18 July 2012

How can we reduce stress in the classroom and support our teachers?

The wellbeing of teachers in the workplace is a serious issue, as our recent study indicates, and it is coming under increasing scrutiny. To help us tackle this issue, we at the Teacher Support Network (TSN) have teamed up with The Work Foundation to conduct a national review on the wellbeing of the education workforce. Teachers from across England are currently advising us on the design of the review, which will explore how wellbeing can be enhanced to improve pupil outcomes.

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The Work Foundation

Connecting the creative industries for the collective good

Posted By Nicola Mendelsohn, IPA President and Executive Chairman and Partner, Karmarama

09 March 2012

Together the creative industries represent 5.6% of UK GVA, is the UK’s third largest export sector and generates £59bn. But, as I set out in my inaugural speech as IPA President, if we are to maintain our strong position and pioneering spirit in this rapidly evolving and converging marketplace, we must build better skills and connections - as well as re-energise the industry with fresh talent.

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Andrew  Sissons

Will Facebook’s flotation leave it in the stratosphere?

Posted By Andrew Sissons

02 February 2012

Facebook’s stock market flotation is a big deal. The social network is one of the world’s most iconic companies, and it plays a prominent role in many of our lives, but up until now we’ve known precious little about how successful Facebook is as a business. Last night’s announcement changed all that.

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