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Dear Welcome to the November edition of the SPS e-newsletter. Before you get to this month's articles can I alert you to two new dates for your diary? The AGM is confirmed for January and I'm also pleased to announce our first Christmas networking event. The SPS trustees will look forward to raising a festive glass or two with as many members as possible at the Chopper Lump Wine bar at 7pm on 6 December. More details in the events section below. I hope to see you there.  James Leaton Gray, Chairman |
» In this issue: SPS news Research and insight Events and workshops Sponsor  Strategy Magazine issue 13 is out now. |
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Annual general meeting finalised The SPS AGM will be held at the Royal Society for the Arts on Tuesday 15 January 2008 at 6pm. More details of the event will follow in the December edition of the e-newsletter. |
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Competitive strategies The phenomenal rise to prominence of China and India is typified by the rapid evolution and growth of their software industries. In the September issue of Strategy Magazine John McManus, Mingzhi Li and Deependra Moitra presented a strategic assessment of each country's domestic and global interrelationships and competitive positioning strategies in software. » Read the full article |
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Surviving in a hostile world The corporate journey is not getting any easier. The pressures on businesses are increasing. Customers and staff want more for less. Somehow companies have to square this unlikely circle. In issue 13 of Strategy Magazine Anthony Willoughby and Jo Owen offered some practical advice concerning something that everyone knows intuitively: to survive and thrive, companies and employees must know where they are, where they are going and how to get there. » Read the full article
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Shaping Tomorrow – key trends revealed Shaping Tomorrow provides new and renewing SPS members with a high-level peek into key trends. This month the service highlights key emerging patterns and predictions for 2007 and beyond, including: cinemas get active to win back audiences; consumers buy direct; convergent homes; Eastern European growth tempts workers home; energy recycling; from ownership to usership; global food crisis; Pakistan descends into chaos; person-to-person offshoring; new senior citizen athlete. SPS members enjoy free access to Shaping Tomorrow's newsletter containing 10 new trends per week and its organised database of over 12,000 future, strategy and change management resources.More info |
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SPS Christmas networking event Join the SPS trustees and other strategists at a popular central London wine bar for a pre-Christmas drink and a chat. We'll be meeting on 6 December from 7pm. Look out for copies of the latest issue of Strategy Magazine on our table, if the learned conversation and serious demeanour doesn't sufficiently identify us! To read a review of the venue and find a map, please visit this review page. |
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Annual general meeting The SPS AGM will be held at 6pm on Tuesday 15 January 2008. Full details of the event will be released shortly. Information about the venue and map is available at the RSA website. |
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Ashridge Open Programmes The SPS and Ashridge have teamed up to offer SPS members some exclusive benefits, the first of which is a 10% discount on any of Ashridge's open strategy programmes. Ashridge has a wide variety of short, residential programmes to help individuals and organisations to achieve their development needs. These programmes focus on blending the practical experience of their faculty with leading-edge business thinking, to inspire and challenge you. In addition, learning in small classes – typically 12–30 participants – promotes collaboration on your own issues and ensures individual support, enabling all participants to return, better able to transfer learning to the workplace. For more details, visit Ashridge. Please quote your SPS membership number when booking. |
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Management development at Cranfield Find out how we can help you develop your role as a director by attending our FREE taster event at Cranfield School of Management on 6 December 2007. This free event is an opportunity to find out more about the 'Non-Executive Director' seminar and the 'Director as Strategic Leader' programme and to discuss your business leadership development with us. The event takes place at Cranfield and includes: - A one-to-one discussion about individual development needs with the programme director, Murray Steele. - An introduction to the 'Non-Executive Director' seminar and 'Director as Strategic Leader' programme. - Introduction to Cranfield's history and philosophy of director development. Book your place by visiting our website, or contact Louise Gardener or Diane Cain on +44 (0)1234 754503 or email thinkstrategy@cranfield.ac.uk, quoting CSM1542. Cranfield School of Management: improving the practice of management |
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