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Building CSR into Project Management

Posted on Wednesday, 1st September 2021 12:13
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) can no longer be about just giving back to the local community — it is a fundamental aspect of sustainable business growth. By incorporating CSR into project management plans, businesses can proactively address environmental concerns, social inequality, and ethical governance, ensuring these aspects are considered in any new initiatives that are conducted throughout the organisation.

How the pandemic has stalled our career development (and how to get it back on track)

Posted on Tuesday, 24th August 2021 15:23
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team

A survey has found that 1 in 5 employees has had an appraisal or promotion postponed due to the pandemic! Fewer one-to-ones with managers, less employee investment and fewer opportunities for progression are stalling our career development. We’re taking a look at where the problem lies, and how we can work to get our careers back on track.

What does Corporate Social Responsibility look like in 2021?

Posted on Monday, 2nd August 2021 11:28
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team

Millennials and Gen Z are changing trends within Corporate Social Responsibility. Their activism and desire to be a power for good is influencing organisations in a huge way – and with just cause! Increasingly, companies are finding their voice to speak out against social injustice, policies which negatively affect the environment and more.

Do you need a degree to be successful in project management?

Posted on Monday, 19th July 2021 16:45
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team

Project management is a lucrative, versatile, exciting, and rewarding job, but in order to be successful in this career, you must have the right skillset. Project managers need to be organised, knowledgeable and able to multitask. They must be strong leaders in order to drive employees and possess the communication and motivational skills which go hand in hand with managing teams.

Beyond the board: How Kanban works within agile

Posted on Wednesday, 7th July 2021 16:04
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team

Kanban is a system for managing the flow of work. Developed in the 1940s, the system was originally designed to improve manufacturing efficiencies by tracking production. Surprisingly, when Kanban first started out, there was no visual board at all. It was a foundation of principles that made the Kanban system.

How to become a future-proof organisation

Posted on Monday, 28th June 2021 17:21
Submitted by ILX Marketing Team

The common assumption is that organisations who are investing in technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, automation and Virtual Reality are future-proofing themselves. But is that necessarily the case? Is becoming future-proof really as simple as spending big on technology? Or what more can we do to give our business the best possible advantage going forward?