Why is now the time to get serious about sustainable development?

By ILX Team | 27 February 2024

Sustainable development is the second most in-demand skill this year with 78% of organisations planning to invest in it, according to our research. But it’s also something many organisations struggle with, in fact 70% agree it’s a key challenge. Discover more in our 2024 research report blog....

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The top five challenges facing businesses in 2024

By ILX Team | 30 January 2024

This year businesses find themselves navigating a complex web of challenges as they battle to keep up with the pace of technological change and remain afloat through the cost-of-living crisis, all without losing valuable talent to their competition. So, what are the top five challenges facing bus...

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Mastering AI, driving productivity and filling skills gaps: The top priorities for L&D in 2024

By ILX Team | 9 January 2024

Our annual research report is launching this month, but here are some initial exciting insights that we want to share with you. As with previous years, we have surveyed a series of 250 business, HR, and L&D leaders as part of our ILX Group research report. This allows us to identify the trends t...

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Support (or lack of) from internal and external stakeholders can make or break a project

By ILX Team | 26 September 2023

In this series of blogs we’ve been outlining core skills that teams need for managing projects, programmes, and portfolios. In this last one, we’re discussing why stakeholder management is an essential ability. The importance of stakeholder management The public sector, as well as other organi...

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Effective communication is essential to the success of projects, programmes, and portfolios

By ILX Team | 26 September 2023

In our last four blogs we’ve discussed some core skills that will help teams to improve the way they manage projects, programmes, and portfolios. And in this one we’re going to outline why good communication skills are essential. Why should your teams develop communication skills? Good communi...

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Ensure your project budgets are based on reliable projections

By ILX Team | 22 September 2023

Over the last week or so our blog series has identified the importance of three core skills that your teams need when managing projects, programmes and portfolios. In this blog, we’re going to look at the impact that ineffective budget management may have. Why do your public sector teams need goo...

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Allocating time resources effectively will help you meet project deadlines

By ILX Team | 22 September 2023

In the last of our two blogs, we discussed how planning and risk management are core skills that your teams need when managing project, programmes, and portfolios for your departments. In this blog, we’re going to look at the impact that poor time management will have on your department or organi...

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