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Bamboo, skyscrapers and strategy: What Hong Kong’s scaffolding tells us about leadership

By Dr Claire Hookham Head - School of Business and Law There are certain images that instantly evoke Hong Kong: the Star Ferry crossing Victoria Harbour, neon signs illuminating narrow…
Bon Jovi

What Bon Jovi taught me about the built environment

By Claire Hookham There are few things that make me forget that I am an Associate Professor of Management quite as effectively as standing in a stadium waiting for Bon…
Claire Hookham from the University of the Built Environment outside Chester Grosvenor Hotel in Chester

The Chester Grosvenor: When the heart of a city falls silent

The temporary closure of The Chester Grosvenor Hotel due to Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) concerns is more than a building safety story. Drawing on personal experience and management expertise,…
Beautiful cityscape of London at night with skyscrapers reflecting in the Thames River.

The enterprise question: Why are property, sustainability and innovation suddenly colliding?

By Claire Hookham MBA Programme Lead There is a fascinating shift happening in global real estate right now. For years, the built environment was often portrayed as conservative, slow-moving, and…
Innovative disruption in the built environment

Innovative disruption in the built environment

By Claire Hookham MBA Programme Lead Disruption has become one of those management words that is simultaneously overused and misunderstood. Every week, another organisation claims to be 'disrupting' an industry.…