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Top salaries reserved for directors
Research has found that chief executives and directors throughout the UK are earning the most of any workers, according to This is Money. The website's findings - collated using figures from HM Revenues & Customs and tax records - revealed that ...
Posted: 30 November 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Strong handshake vital in interview, study suggests
The difference between landing the ideal interim management job or not could come down to a simple handshake, research suggests. While communication skills and body language are extremely important during an interview, experts have found that ...
Posted: 30 November 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Stay professional throughout the recruitment process
Executives pursuing interim management vacancies should keep their standards of professionalism high at all times during the hiring process - even during the holidays. This is the view of Bloomberg Businessweek's Lynn Taylor, who confirmed that the ...
Posted: 30 November 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Trust and engagement crucial to change
If executives in change management jobs want to deliver a significant transformation, they should not underestimate the importance of trust and employee engagement. Former president and chief executive of the Campbell Soup Company Douglas Conant ...
Posted: 29 November 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Managers must consider information management strategies
Staff can work more effectively if they are helped to manage all the information they deal with in the workplace, it has been claimed. Chris Harman, regional vice president for northern Europe, Middle East and Africa at Mindjet, highlighted how the ...
Posted: 29 November 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Female bosses appreciative of work/life balance
A new poll suggests that female bosses exert more tolerance when it comes to employees doing personal errands during work hours. Vodafone carried out the research, which took the opinions of 1,000 bosses, in a bid to look at the changing way that ...
Posted: 29 November 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Negotiation could buy time for project managers
Executives in project manager jobs should consider trying to negotiate details of their task if they are struggling for time, reports Reuters. Writing for the newswire, Harvard Business Review explained that people may find there is scope to push ...
Posted: 28 November 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Strict business managers deliver better results
The best business managers are those who are strict with their employees at all times, claims the MD of a leading HR consultancy. Dean Hunter, who directs British consultancy Hunter Adams, has labelled employers who take a laid-back approach to ...
Posted: 25 November 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Technical competence not necessary for leaders
An author specialising in leadership has explained that leaders shouldn't necessarily be the most "technically competent" person in their team. According to David C. Baker - author of 'Managing Right for the First Time' - leaders are not there to do ...
Posted: 24 November 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Bring your team together this Christmas
Christmas is a good time to build bonds between team members, even if they are based in geographically different places. Jeff Diana, chief people officer at SuccessFactors, told Management-Issues that management should use the holiday to ...
Posted: 23 November 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Roles and processes vital for team project success
Executives in interim project manager jobs need to make sure they define each of their team members' roles as well as identifying broader business goals, it has been suggested. Writing for Harvard Business Review, professor of business ...
Posted: 22 November 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Managers should explore knowledge networking
The importance of "knowledge networks" has been hailed by an independent consultant. Larry Prusak, an academic at Columbia University, wrote on the Harvard Business Review that people in charge of policy decisions and those in management positions ...
Posted: 21 November 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Most influential living management thinkers announced
The top ranking management thinkers in the world have been announced at a London event. People Management revealed that Harvard Business School professor of business administration Clayton Christensen topped the Thinkers50 list, with North Americans ...
Posted: 18 November 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Management consultancy promotes broad skillset
Executives spending time in interim management consultant roles will have the chance broaden their skillset. Ft.com spoke to a number of people involved in the industry and found a great deal of positivity. Former consultant Tom Kimberly, who is now ...
Posted: 18 November 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Nearly half of employers carry out senior management checks
According to a new survey, nearly half of organisations gather background information on applicants for senior management roles, reports HR Recruitment News Bureau. XpertHR's survey shows that 46 per cent of firms would carry out background checks ...
Posted: 16 November 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Funding pays for 26,000 business mentors
A government cash injection of £1.2 million means that a further 10,000 volunteers can be added to a national mentoring scheme which aims to help Britain's businesses grow, writes Fresh Business Thinking. Announced today by business minister, ...
Posted: 16 November 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Productivity and engagement can improve together
It is possible for a company to improve employee engagement and boost productivity efficiency at the same time, according to an HR expert. Speaking at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) 2011 conference, Unipart HR ...
Posted: 14 November 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Four steps to creative thought
Executives in management consulting jobs can follow a four-step process to use creative thought to get around a challenge. Tony Schwartz, president and chief executive of The Energy Project, explained on the Harvard Business Review that this often ...
Posted: 14 November 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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HR directors and senior executives not so dissimilar
The characteristics required to be a good HR director aren't too dissimilar to those required of a permanent or interim executive. According to HR expert and executive search partner Deborah Warburton, the two roles share a few common qualities and ...
Posted: 11 November 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Directory of female directors to be published
A list of potential female directors is to be published by the Institute of Directors (IoD) and passed on to executive headhunters throughout the UK. The move could help improve gender diversity and may well be of help to those ...
Posted: 11 November 2011 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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