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Report finds work contact prevents young people becoming NEET
Young people who have had contact with employers while at school are far more likely to find a job, a report has concluded. The Education and Employers Taskforce's 'It's who you meet: why employer contacts at school make a difference to the ...
Posted: 06 February 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Consider long-term future for 'personal v professional' decisions
It is important to consider the long-term outlook when it comes to work-life balance decisions. Jena McGregor, former editor of Businessweek, wrote in her Washington Post On Leadership blog that every leader has to deal with moments in their career ...
Posted: 03 February 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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'Ring Leaders' must restrict 'Idea Monkeys' for greater good
'Ring Leaders' and 'Idea Monkeys' are important roles in a successful business, but they must each play their part. While the Idea Monkey should be allowed to run free with their creative process to come up with innovative solutions, the Ring Leader ...
Posted: 02 February 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Recruitment process provides chance to impress
Companies must remember that the recruitment process gives them a chance to impress potential candidates, especially given the global "war for talent". That's according to Dr Mark Batey, an organisational psychology specialist from the Manchester ...
Posted: 02 February 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Executives must keep regular contact with team and CEO
It is vital that company executives keep in close contact with both their bosses and their subordinates, it has been claimed. Bob Frisch, managing partner of the Strategic Offsites Group, wrote on the Harvard Business Review that it is important for ...
Posted: 02 February 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Mediation better than tribunals, government states
Edward Davey, the minister for employment relations, has given his public support to mediation within the workplace. Reacting to the news that the government will launch pilot mediation schemes in Cambridge and Manchester, Davey maintained that the ...
Posted: 30 January 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Barriers to trade must be removed, says David Cameron
Prime Minister David Cameron showed his support for simpler trading conditions in his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Web reporter for Management Today Emma Haslett described the politician's talk as "punchy", noting that it was read ...
Posted: 30 January 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Achieve happiness over contentment, suggests expert
Business managers need to develop the happiness and passion of their employees in order to improve a brand. That's according to marketing expert Rob Markey writing for Harvard Business Review, who suggests that managers, like those in interim ...
Posted: 30 January 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Don't forget people-factor in innovation discussions
Businesses must not forget about the impact of people when it comes to discussing products and services. Michael Schrage, a research fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan Centre for Digital Business, wrote on Harvard Business ...
Posted: 26 January 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Middle managers' crucial role highlighted by CIPD
Leaders are being urged to remember the valuable role that their middle managers play, Fresh Business Thinking reports. The request has been made by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) following publication of their quarterly ...
Posted: 25 January 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Introspection vital for managerial growth
Looking in the mirror can be a crucial step to becoming a much better manager, it has been claimed. Writing for the Waltham News Tribune, Manager Mechanics founder and president Eric Bloom explained that self-awareness of one's workplace manner is ...
Posted: 25 January 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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British executives least likely to use a tablet
British executives are less likely to use tablets in the workplace than those from other countries, according to a new poll. A survey completed by Cisco has revealed that only one in five Brits in permanent or interim executive jobs currently ...
Posted: 25 January 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Use video game feedback style to motivate team
The way video games offer immediate feedback on performance should be replicated in the workplace, it has been claimed. Business Insider blogger Mark Fidelman cited the work of academic Michael Wu in recommending this style of management, which ...
Posted: 24 January 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Preparation is key for reaping Olympic rewards
Most British companies are taking Olympic Games opportunities seriously, though few are actually prepared enough to reap the rewards, new figures reveal. With fears that what measures have been implemented may not be robust enough, CEOs, ...
Posted: 24 January 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Interaction can be key to management-employee relationship
Managers struggling to win over their team may want to try interacting more with them, according to one expert. Pekka Viljakainen, former executive vice president of IT corporation Tieto, wrote on Harvard Business Review that he has seen his ...
Posted: 23 January 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Cultural understanding essential in project management
Executives in project manager jobs must take into account the culture in which they are working, an expert has claimed. Alastair Smart, an associate member writing for the Association for Project Management blog, called on people to recognise the ...
Posted: 23 January 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Identifying your 'North Star' motivates and inspires
Business leaders who find their 'North Star' can get a great deal of inspiration and motivation from the concept, an academic has claimed. Prasad Kaipa, a senior fellow in the centre for leadership, innovation and change at the Indian School of ...
Posted: 19 January 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Workoholism gets a bad rap
Being a workaholic is too often portrayed as solely negative, a business expert has claimed. Management-Issues reported that Rouen Business School academic Professor Yehuda Baruch has just had a report published that aims to offer a "balanced ...
Posted: 17 January 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Commercial vanity projects are exciting
The positive aspects of vanity projects have been talked up by a management expert. James Simons, editor of Project magazine, wrote on the Association for Project Management that the excitement generated by initiatives like the upcoming high-speed ...
Posted: 17 January 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Older workers praised for communication skills
Bringing a "lifetime" of skills to the workplace is just one of the virtues of older employees. That's according to Dr Dianne Bown-Wilson, chief executive of advice consultancy In My Prime, who suggests that businesses highly value older workers due ...
Posted: 16 January 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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