The University of Lincoln has an extensive list of online reading materials to explore, including this resources library, designed specifically for ambitious working professionals and career changers. It covers a wide range of topics, with a primary focus on the management and leadership disciplines. From creating your own career development plan, to assessing the opportunities that an online qualification can open up, there’s something to help you progress.
Browse through to find the resources which are relevant to you and provide you with what you need. Whether you’re starting out in a new career, or looking to accelerate your progression in your current one, don’t miss out on these useful guides.
Undoubtedly, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruption within financial markets and the financial services industry. What it’s also caused, is a pressing realisation of how the sector must embrace, and prepare for, a digital future. In order to achieve this, global businesses require a new generation of individuals with technology-forward financial skills – making … Continued
Supply Chain Management (SCM) – and the seismic impact felt, the world over, when its operations are disrupted – is a hot topic of late. The widespread effects regularly make headlines: grocery shortages in supermarkets; a “petrol crisis” affecting parts of the UK; a lack of manufactured car parts leading to a hike in second-hand … Continued
Historical overview of Human Resource Management (HRM) The field of personnel administration first came into being in the 1920s. At least initially, it primarily concerned itself with the straightforward and simple recruitment, training and payment of ‘staff’. There was no unifying paradigm of strategic planning, management of people, employee engagement, or effective anticipation of future … Continued
Digital marketing (also known as online marketing) is simply marketing that’s carried out online in the digital realm rather than through more traditional marketing such as through magazines and newspapers or billboards. Brands use digital marketing to connect with customers via email, social media, and web-based advertising like PPC (pay per click) ads. In today’s … Continued
Supply chain management (SCM) has been tested to its limits in the past few years with global events like the pandemic, Brexit, and the USA’s relationship with China all presenting challenges for the chain. In March 2021, the Ever Given, an ultra-large container vessel (ULCV) became stuck in the Suez Canal, blocking the way of … Continued
Equal employment opportunity (EEO) is a principle upheld by the belief that all people should be considered fairly and equally throughout the hiring process and while working at an organisation. EEO asks that people should not be judged or subject to job discrimination on the basis of race, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, marital … Continued
Supply chains that rely on international sourcing of raw materials are always susceptible to global politics, economics, climate change, and cultural shifts. These are macroeconomic issues, which are factors considered out of the control of industry as opposed to microeconomic issues which are within the day-to-day scope of supply chain management. These “big picture” macro-level … Continued
With the business leaders of many top companies becoming names in their own right, the focus on leadership and leadership skills has never been more acute. Although it may appear that some people are naturally great leaders, honing your leadership skills is an ongoing process. Effective leadership requires not only that you lead in a … Continued
Many industry sectors, companies, organisations, businesses and workforces are often in a continual state of flux and transition. Success is predicated on multiple, and complex, factors – all impacted by corporate vision, organisational culture, strategies, and people management. Change is a constant. Adapting to, and adopting, ever-changing developmental processes of design, is paramount. New paradigm … Continued
What is strategic procurement? Strategic procurement is a process that looks at the entire supply cycle within an organisation with the aim of optimisation. Sometimes it’s referred to as strategic sourcing or strategic purchasing, but the goals remain the same: managing supplier relationships, minimising costs, and reducing risks within the cycle. Many larger organisations will … Continued
Entrepreneurship is the ability to set up your own business, which brings something new to the market or a better way of doing something than currently offered by an existing product. Occasionally, a new product or service is so innovative that it creates a completely new market. Entrepreneurs are usually risk-takers who have a deep … Continued
Employee relations look specifically to developing and maintaining positive relationships with a company’s employees. While employee relations is a function of HR, its major role is liaising between employer and employees as well as building in benefits and policies to create a healthy workplace. Employee relations came out of industrial relations, but in a post-industrial … Continued
