Outgoing President’s Address
Daniel Chew
CIPA Journal
December 2023 / Volume 52 / Number 12
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Patently past their time?
There is a useful life to most ideas, and when an idea outlives its usefulness it should be discarded, refurbished, or replaced. Jim Boff (Fellow) highlights three ideas that may…
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Outgoing President’s Address
On Wednesday 1 November, at the 141st Annual General Meeting of CIPA, Matt Dixon was confirmed as President with effect from 1 January 2024. Outgoing President Daniel Chew was not…
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Meet the Stemettes
For over ten years Stemettes has been supporting girls, young women and non-binary young people forge careers in science, technology, engineering, art and maths. Angel Pooler highlights the work and…
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‘Soft skills are the hard skills’*
According to a leadership insights survey conducted by the Centre for Creative Leadership, business leaders cite the five most important competencies among young workers as self-motivation and discipline, effective communication,…
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