Leadership Development – the Challenge of the Decade

October 11, 2011

As never before, the challenge facing both the private and public sectors as we emerge slowly from recession is leadership.  A good leader has the ability not only to lead, but also to inspire and empower others.
Josh Bersin, President and CEO of Bersin & Associates, said earlier this year that leadership development is ‘pretty much [...]

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Stress now top of the list for long-term absence

October 6, 2011

Feeling stressed? Then you are not alone; stress is now the prime cause of long-term absence from work among both manual and non-manual workers, according to new findings.
We can all feel stressed at times – I suppose it’s part of the price we pay for our hectic lifestyles – but for it to overtake musculoskeletal [...]

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Coaching and mentoring holding their own in a difficult environment

September 21, 2011

There’s a popular idea that when times are tough one of the first things to suffer is learning and development. But while budgets may be tight, coaching is continuing to develop within organisations, a new report from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) confirms.
Despite the gloom and doom, 70 per cent of organisations [...]

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Work-life balance – what’s that?

September 14, 2011

Work-life balance is one of those phrases that have been bandied-about for quite a while, but it seems that some employers may be doing little more than paying lip-service to the idea.
The latest international WorldatWork survey shows while over 80 per cent of employers say they support that over half of managers family-friendly workplaces, the [...]

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Basic skills versus migrant workers issue won’t go away

September 3, 2011

A week or so ago a CIPD survey linked the growth in employment of migrant workers with that of the lack of basic skills among school leavers. Now David Frost, the outgoing head of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has joined in the discussion, with a call to the government to help businesses employ [...]

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School leavers ‘unemployable’ so migrant workers fill the gap

August 24, 2011

It never ceases to amaze me that some children can go though 10 or more years of formal education and yet leave without employability skills. But once again a report has drawn attention to this appalling situation.  Perhaps it’s little wonder that some employers prefer to take on migrant workers.
My rant stems from new research [...]

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The Apprentice – did the best person win?

July 30, 2011

Should Tom (the Prof) Pellerau should have won the final of The Apprentice? It’s all a matter of opinion, and ultimately the only opinion that counted was that of Lord Sugar.
Last month I said that if I was forming a team then I’d choose Zoe Beresford, Helen Milligan, and Tom.  Shortly after that Zoe made [...]

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Retaining graduate intake is presenting problems

July 17, 2011

Getting the right new graduates on board can be a challenge for any organisation. But research now suggests that effort may be wasted, with over half of new graduates planning to move on after only a couple of years.  Time to find a way of ensuring graduates don’t just drift away?
Two fifths of those who [...]

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BMA helps fill the ‘silly season’ news gap

July 14, 2011

Summer is clearly here, and with it the ‘silly season’ whereby news stories are thin on the ground. Step forward then, the BMA. The doctors’ union has gone from arguing against changes to the NHS to advising its members about the dangers of Facebook. Wow! I’m sure Health Sec Andrew Lansley is relieved that they’re [...]

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Does your company act with integrity? Does it need to?

July 5, 2011

I’d never heard of the Good Work Commission until today. But apparently its purpose ‘is to enable a broad-based, multi-perspective review of the core issues that impact working life.’ Right, so now we know.
Much more interesting are some of the findings from a report it has just published. Surely a company needs to act with [...]

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