Professional Knowledge Bank: articles and expertise

We are proud to be custodians of a growing bank of articles, industry knowledge and insights generated by alumni to support their peers.

Discover how you can contribute to the Professional Knowledge Bank

Featured articles

Why would anyone outside professional sport need a coach?

This article by alumnus Richard Gadd explores the types, sources, advantages, and pitfalls of employing a coach in order to help future decision making.

Recruitment 101 - Everything a Graduate of The Open University needs to know about it!

Alumnus Josh Smith shares everything a graduate (young, or old, experienced or not) of The Open University needs to know about recruitment.

What can a good Business Management Consultant do for my business?

Alumnus Richard Gadd explores some of the myths associated with Business Management Consultancy and proposes a low-cost alternative.

Articles by theme

Recruitment 101 - Everything a Graduate of The Open University needs to know about it!: Josh Smith

Why Bother with Mentors?: Sylvia Pavlova

Why would anyone outside professional sport need a coach?: Richard Gadd

Why would I need a mentor?: Richard Gadd

An Organisation’s change capability: Paul Taylor

Business Modelling: What is it? or What is it for?: Sylvia Pavlova

How to drive innovation in mature organisations: Craig Smith

Purchasing Strategy: A New Approach: Keith Jones

Systems Thinking - A Novice View Point: Paul Taylor

What can a good Business Management Consultant do for my business?: Richard Gadd

Are contracts the enemy of good relationships in outsourcing?: Dr Andrew Humphries and Linda McComie

Collaboration: Turning Aspirations into Reality: Dr Andrew Humphries & Linda McComie

Is Collaboration Value a Mirage: Dr Andrew Humphries and Linda McComie

Triage in the Mountains An experiential: Dave Stewart

Effective Communications in a Virtual Team: Carlo E. Stasi, MBA

Helping employees to see the bigger picture: Craig Smith

Internal communications and employee engagement in a hybrid working world: Craig Smith

Neurodivergence in Work: Developing a Culture of Disclosure: Tracy Smith

Neurodiversity at Work: Organisational Change in the ‘New Normal’: Author Tracy Smith

Trust me I'm an estate agent: Andrew Ramsay

Find it tricky to resolve conflict as a leader? Might you be asking the wrong questions?: John Brooker

Managing Globally: Nick Wilkinson

Motivating Staff: Adapting the Corporate Approach to the Public Sector: Carlo Stasi

Networking for Managers: Jacqui Hogan

The Leadership Factor: A study of leadership-styles in transformation: Christian Kastner

Working Under Pressure: Emotional Intelligence in the Work Place: Gwyneth Letherbarrow

Airport Travel - Your 1st priority: Tony Willis

Careers in Independent Consultancy: David Scott

Service Management Approach in a Service Centre Organisation: Zuzana Gavornikova

Who Gives a blog: David Scott

How you can contribute

In the competitive world of career development, publishing an article or a series of articles can boost your CV and enhance your reputation with colleagues and peers. Our web repository gives a highly reputed, long term online presence for articles written by OUBS alumni. Benefits include:

Demonstrating expertise in your field
Generating traffic to your LinkedIn profile or company website
Growing your networking opportunities with other OUBS alumni
Impacting links to your publication on related sites; the article can also be cited in other writing

If you are interested in contributing an article or would like to find out more about guidance for your writing please contact OUBS-Alumni.