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Creating A Safer World Through Better Use Of Data
Better access to data can help organisations make more informed decisions. The ODI is engaging with stakeholders to develop a shared vision around better use of data. highlighted that accidents can significantly impact economic growth in low to middle income...
How Can We Narrow The Gap Between Project Estimates And Actual Cost?
The Jubilee Line Extension (JLE) cost £3.6bn, a £1.5bn cost over-run, a crisis, now all but forgotten. Miles Ashley, Chair of the steering group for ICE's latest paper on forecasts vs outturns, discusses the steps we need to take to improve public perception of major...
What Does Net-Zero Emissions By 2050 Mean For The Infrastructure Sector?
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has recommended that the UK government puts in place a target for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This means taking steps to reduce emissions in the first instance and then off-setting any that remain, in order to...
Financing our future energy infrastructure
How can the UK best encourage investment into a low-carbon, low-cost energy system while securing energy supplies for the long term? e Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee is currently examining the evidence that was received as part of...
Easy Ways For Everyone To Be A Better Leader
Leaders who fail to become better by thinking they have arrived or they don’t need any further teaching or training are in eminent danger of losing their credibility, effectiveness and even imploding in their professional and personal lives. The most stable,...
To-Do Lists vs Calendars: It’s Okay to Have Both
For some people, such as entrepreneurs like Richard Branson, they prefer to do lists. Other entrepreneurs, like Kevin Kruse, fall more into the calendar camp. So, who’s right and who’s wrong? “I have always lived my life by making lists,” writes Richard Branson....
Embrace The Risk Of Executive Decision-Making
There are three major considerations that separate executive decision making from day-to-day or managerial decision making. First, you have to think through the strategic impacts of the decision you’re going to make. Look at how the decision affects your organization...
Help Employees Relate to Your Company Strategy and Theme
Unfortunately, that type of talking to oneself—where leaders speak TO their own understanding and perspectives instead of engaging WITH employees—happens too frequently. And the consequences can be staggering. The first misstep many leaders make is packaging their...
This Is The Best Way You Can Overcome Stress
The thing about stress is that no amount of money can make it go away. In fact, money can actually increase your stress level.Your stress might spike over noble concerns that include climate change, terrorism and political turmoil. Your stress might spike over noble...








