Cost emergency challenges our rural communities
The cost-of-living emergency is hurting people and businesses everywhere and is acute for the 450,000 people who work in, and 50,000 businesses based in, rural Scotland. Energy and fuel costs...
MM Search ends its fourth year in business on a high
MM Search, Scotland’s award-winning and fastest-growing executive search firm, is coming to the end of a highly successful fourth year in business. The headhunter has enjoyed financial growth, doubled its...
MBA programmes focus on sustainable future
When the first MBA programme was established at the Harvard University Graduate School of Administration in 1908 there was a diminutive class of just 33 regular students. Now more than...
Stamp of authority from a philately guru
Scotland’s pre-eminent coin and postage stamp dealer, Robert Murray, is moving towards semi-retirement and quietly selling off various collections. He has been a leader in his field for 45 years...
Could MBAs help save the planet?
A new wave of business administration courses is intended to prepare participant to face up to the biggest challenges of all The somewhat mundane connotations inherent in the term ‘business...
Lessons in lockdown
Covid saw Scottish schools adapting in many ways. Innovations came in many forms and Philip Graham, deputy head (pastoral) at the High School of Glasgow senior school, highlights a pupil-led...
How autonomy helped schools overcome challenges
At the same time as coping with Covid, independent schools have been negotiating several other hurdles. But the sector remains in good shape. As members of the Scottish Council of...
Businesses being asked again to rise to economic challenges
Inflation, labour shortages and global uncertainty are combining to make it a tough time for businesses as well as consumers. But there are ways to adapt and emerge stronger from...
Why ‘business with purpose’ has to be the mantra for the future
If there was ever an age in which it was acceptable for businesses simply to make money it has long since passed. Societal expectations are constantly evolving and businesses need...
The impact of the Covid years on MBA programmes
By Glenn Hogg, Managing Consultant, and Rachel Post, Business Support, at AAB Consulting Leading change and transformation activities is a core requirement of all leaders, particularly digitally enabled transformation. Recent...