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Top staff prefer flexible working to salary increases
The changing way in which senior employees prioritise their work/life balance has been revealed in a new survey, in which 69 per cent said flexible working was very important. Just under a third of senior executives prize the opportunity to "work ...
Posted: 30 March 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Potential yet to be reached in the workplace, survey finds
While employees are currently knuckling down and working hard, they are still yet to reach their full potential in the workplace. That's according to training firm Instep UK, which surveyed HR directors from blue-chip companies with regards ...
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Diversity still a struggle for business' top ranks
HRmagazine.co.uk has revealed that for many business and their top ranks, diversity is still a struggle. Although Britain's workforce has indeed become more diverse in recent years, it seems candidates labelled as 'diverse' are still struggling to ...
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Motivate teams by showing evidence of progress
A team can be motivated to succeed if they are shown evidence of how their work matters, an executive coach has claimed. Kate Lanz, executive director of Sandler Lanz, wrote on Business Excellence that the constantly changing nature of many major ...
Posted: 29 March 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Guide your team's training to increase efficiency
Managers should aim to guide their team's training, even if they do not come up with the advice themselves, an expert has advised. In discussing how permanent and interim managers could boost productivity, founder of GreatWebMeetings.com Wayne ...
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Employee engagement still important in recession
Employee engagement remains more important than ever in spite of the economic climate, it has been claimed. David McLeod and Nita Clarke, who composed a report called 'Engaging For Success' on behalf of the Government last year, have ...
Posted: 29 March 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Randstad Workmonitor
Information overload at work, employees prefer face-to-face contact Seven out of ten employees globally prefer face-to-face contact over phone and email at work, according to the latest Randstad Workmonitor results. Numbers run especially high ...
Posted: 28 March 2012 12:16:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Personality profiling can prove useful, writer claims
Personality profiling can really help a team work well together, according to writer Kate Donovan, who explained her thinking on Retailer-jeweller.com. She revealed that understanding each member of a team and their individual traits can lead to ...
Posted: 28 March 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Leaders must recognise the power of credit and blame
The power of credit to motivate - and blame to demotivate - a team member must be recognised by good business leaders, an expert has claimed. Ben Dattner, an organisational psychologist and business author, wrote on Harvard Business Review that ...
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Hiring confidence at highest since February 2011
Hiring confidence amongst British employers has risen to the highest level recorded since February 2011, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has found. In it latest JobsOutlook report, the recruitment body found that the 'jobs ...
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Top performers likely to be 'challengers'
A new study has found that those who push boundaries and challenge authority are more likely to be top business performers, according to ppma.org.uk. A management advisory group, the Corporate Executive Board (CEB), polled 6,000 sales people ...
Posted: 27 March 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Senior managers continue to rate staff training
Businesses are still investing in training, but should consider return on investment (ROI) in order to get the most from their spend.  93 per cent of businesses have pledged to maintain or increase their budget for training and ...
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Meaningful workplace goals need not be grandiose
It is not necessary to set grandiose goals to motivate teams, a commentator has suggested. Andrew Hill, a blogger for ft.com, explained that many heads of department aim to inspire their staff by setting a very ambitious goal, when smaller and more ...
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Gain business trust with ability, benevolence and integrity
Businesses that want to regain the trust of their stakeholders must focus on ability, benevolence and integrity, an academic has claimed. Dr Graham Dietz, a senior lecturer at Durham University, wrote on Guardian Professional that the technical ...
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Managers should instil "resilience" in their staff
It's crucial to instil a sense of "resilience" within a team, as it is no longer enough for managers to tell their staff to "pull themselves together". That's if comments from Stephen Bevan, a writer for HR Magazine, are anything to go by. He ...
Posted: 26 March 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Fundamentals crucial in project management
The "boring" fundamentals of project management are hugely valuable in any initiative, an industry commentator has claimed. James Simons, editor of Project magazine, wrote on the Association for Project Management blog that the work carried out by ...
Posted: 22 March 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Business leaders should encourage fun meetings
Adding a little fun to business meetings could improve productivity, it has been claimed. Wayne Turmel, a business author, wrote on his Management-Issues blog that the benefit of making such situations more fun is that the team can relax, which can ...
Posted: 22 March 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Olympics can highlight lessons in leadership, claims REC
A number of teamwork and managerial leadership lessons can be learned from this year's Olympic Games. That's according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), which discussed projects regarding the legacy of the Games at ...
Posted: 21 March 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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200,000 new jobs for London, mayor vows
Boris Johnson has declared his intention to boost job creation in London to the tune of 200,000 new roles, BBC News reports. However, this will only come to fruition if he is re-elected into his position as mayor on May 3rd, when voters will decide ...
Posted: 21 March 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Business creativity is not all about geniuses
Geniuses have the potential to make their mark on the business world with their creativity, but the people supporting them can be just as important. This is the view espoused by Alessandro Di Fiore, chief executive of the European Centre for ...
Posted: 20 March 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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