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Bold steps: report from the February meeting of the Professional Managers’ Committee The Committee met on Friday 8th February, the perfect time…
Our guidance on articulating your role as professional manager to suit your business school context.
Find out LIBF's focus on the student experience helped them leap up to 2nd in the NSS rankings.
New faces and big plans - Report from the October meeting of the Professional Managers Committee The Professional Managers Committee met on 12th…
The Professional Managers' Committee met on April 20th, our second meeting of the year. We can say with confidence and pride that our key projects are gaining momentum and we look…
The Chartered Association of Business Schools is calling for new members for our Professional Managers' Committee. The Professional Managers Committee consists of leading managers…
In practice, for many in professional service roles there are few ways to demonstrate clear linkages between goals for the year. This case study provides a solution.
The professional management matrix has helped to drive a cultural and efficiency change across our faculty of business.
This useful tool for guiding staff development has found great success.
The first meeting of 2018 for the Professional Managers Committee let us take stock of the successes of the previous year and look to the future, with a wealth of reports to…
The first meeting of the new academic year for the Professional Managers Committee on Friday 13th October was a great opportunity for us to begin to build momentum behind our…
Dr Andrew Glanfield explores the concept of the Specilaist Generalist which is gaining traction amongst college and central professional services audiences at Cardiff Business…
Summer holiday clashes resulted in a depleted attendance at the Professional Managers Committee meeting on 14 July, but that didn’t stop us from having excellent discussions and…
We are calling for new members to join our Professional Managers' Committee. The Professional Managers' Committee consists of leading managers in a senior role in business schools.…
The Professional Managers Committee met on Friday 26th May for their penultimate meeting of the year. We were fortunate to have Professor Simon Collinson who is the Chair of the…
Professor Julian Gould-Williams explores the four ways in which managers can reinforce a sense of value and appreciation amongst professional services staff.
The new format of the PMAC conference was discussed in this meeting. Find out more here.
The latest developments in the Chartered ABS Professional Managers' Committee.
Should Careers teams be encouraged to make the shift from being ‘remedial’ advice providers to leaders in people development and career change? After all, isn’t this the nub…
The contribution of professional services staff to student performance outcomes is often underestimated. Professor Julian Gould-Williams explores how to address this.
An overview of our highly productive Professional Managers' Annual Conference, in which discussions focused on the impact of change and reorganisation, centralisation, leadership…
This professional development matrix has been created to support staff development and performance reviews within business schools, and the Professional Managers Steering Committee…
Find out about the student-centric approach at Cardiff that led to the creation of 'hubs' to provide timely and effective support.
As one of their key strategic aims, the Professional Managers’ Steering Committee (PMSC) has committed to producing new learning and development opportunities for professional…
The Chartered ABS is looking to contribute more to the productivity debate with thought pieces from academics within our member business schools.
Dr Andy Earwaker discusses the realities of the professional managers role within business schools.
Recipients of start-up grants from an Investment Fund at Cambridge Judge Business School have collectively raised more than £5 million since the grants ranging from £3,000 to…
The Chartered ABS Professional Managers’ Committee has produced this Professional Development Matrix, which shows the range of competencies and skills required to be…
Research conducted by Dr. Philip Alford at Bournemouth University is transforming small owner-managed enterprises into more entrepreneurial and innovative businesses, enabled by…
This Guide offers a practical framework to help individuals in business schools make informed and transparent decisions and communicate ethical choices to others.
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