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Managers need to be "diplomatic"
Permanent and interim managers need to be "diplomatic" and regularly "communicate appreciation", according to a recent survey. The survey was undertaken by the Centre for Workplace Excellence, which workforceexcellence.com confirmed is committed to ...
Posted: 30 June 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Performance appraisal processes need to be modernised
The performance appraisal processes of companies across the UK need to be modernised and adapted from the traditional, paper-based approach. That's according to HR specialist, Peter McHugh. He told HR Zone that currently, companies use "time ...
Posted: 29 June 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Volunteering is great way of gaining management experience
Volunteering is a great way for job hunters to gain experience of management and leadership, claims an employment expert. Becci Newton, who is senior research fellow at the Institute for Employment Studies, has highlighted the difficulty of ...
Posted: 28 June 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Focus and confidence key to performing under pressure
Maintaining focus and working with confidence is key to performing well in a pressured situation. That's according to performance consultant, Dr Tara Jones. Her advice was cited on Selfhelpnotes.com, which included her suggestion that "learning from ...
Posted: 28 June 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Marketers can make good CEOs, expert says
Marketing professionals have the ability to make strong chief executive officers (CEOs), according to Rosanna Fiske. Fiske, the CEO and chair of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), made the comments on Prsa.org. She explained that ...
Posted: 27 June 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Managers should explore possibilities of flexible working
Managers are being encouraged to let their team members adopt flexible working hours in order to protect the environment and avoid long commutes. Peter Thomson, who is director of research at the Telework Association, recently claimed that many ...
Posted: 27 June 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Average tenure of CEOs is 4.5 years, expert says
The average tenure of a chief executive officer (CEO) is approximately 4.5 years, according to one industry expert. Vicky Wright, the past president of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD), made the claim at a recent HR ...
Posted: 27 June 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Importance of employee engagement well recognised
Nearly all HR leaders are recognising the importance of employee engagement, a new study has revealed. 99 per cent of respondents to a poll released by Globoforce and The Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) stated that employee ...
Posted: 24 June 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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London firms optimistic about future
More and more firms are heading back to pre-recession levels of recruitment as London-based companies reveal optimism regarding the future. A London Business Survey by the CBI/KPMG revealed that out of 188 companies, 57 per cent are now hiring all ...
Posted: 23 June 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Invest in line managers to reap rewards
Investing in line managers - part-time, interim or full-time - will boost the success of those companies willing to target their management hierarchy, reports HR Magazine.This is because line managers bring significant experience in change ...
Posted: 22 June 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Over 50s increasingly entering new industries
Those aged over 50 are increasingly entering new industries in order to find work, with over half admitting to having done so since 2008, Recruiter.co.uk confirmed. According to recent research from an equity release firm, Key Retirement Solutions, ...
Posted: 21 June 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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CIPD urges businesses to let staff watch Wimbledon to boost morale
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) are urging employers to implement a policy regarding the viewing of national sporting events, reports Management Today. Now that Wimbledon fortnight has begun, the CIPD recommend ...
Posted: 21 June 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Video paying off in online recruitment
The role of web-casting and online video applications will heavily influence recruitment processes in future, it has been claimed. Journalism.co.uk reports that many businesses are turning to video communications to carry out faster job applications ...
Posted: 20 June 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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'Battle for the Boardroom' game tests managers' skills
The Institute of Consulting has launched an online game, 'Battle for the Boardroom', to help test whether budding interim managers or executives have what it takes to sit in the boardroom. HR Magazine reports that the game, which was developed in ...
Posted: 20 June 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Confidence of employers is at a "12-month high"
The confidence of employers throughout the UK is at a "12-month high", according to one recruitment expert. Kevin Green, the chief executive of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), said that despite the jobs' market growth slowing a ...
Posted: 17 June 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Businesses must consider "flexible work patterns"
Businesses across the UK need to start considering "flexible work patterns" if they are to remain competitive amongst the global economy. That's the opinion of HR expert Steven Lewis, writing for HR Magazine, whose thoughts might spark the interest ...
Posted: 16 June 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Unemployment falls at fastest rate for a decade
Unemployment in the UK is falling faster than it has in over a decade.  New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the number of unemployed Brits fell by 88,000 in the three months to April, which represents the ...
Posted: 15 June 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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True employee engagement means devolving responsibility
For true employee engagement, permanent and interim managers must devolve responsibility to their team members - rather than just sticking to more traditional engagement methods. According to John Smythe, an industry expert writing for ...
Posted: 15 June 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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SMEs responsible for biggest job growth in almost two years
The growth of SMEs has led to the highest amount of employment opportunities in Britain since the peak of the recession, reports Reuters. The Employment Outlook Survey, which is based on the amount of employers hoping to create jobs in the next ...
Posted: 14 June 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Scotland hire staff at fastest rate since 2008
Scottish companies were hiring staff at a rate not experienced since 2008, a survey reveals. According to details from the Bank of Scotland's purchasing managers index (PMI), companies were employing new staff in May 2011 at the ...
Posted: 13 June 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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