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REC hails employer recruitment confidence
Employers are planning to take on additional staff in the short and long term as confidence to recruit has reached its highest level since 2009. That's according to figures detailed in the Recruitment and Employment Confederation's (REC) ...
Posted: 30 April 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Management differs from leadership, claims columnist
The difference between management and leadership has been discussed by a newspaper columnist. Writing for theleafchronicle.com, Gregory P Stallworth claimed that managers tend to be about organising "things", while leaders must have the ability to ...
Posted: 30 April 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Employers should consider midday naps
At a time where many people are 'too busy' to get enough good quality sleep, 46 per cent of office workers in the UK believe that a lunch time nap would help make them more productive, the Institute of Leadership and ...
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Managers may need to update training, CIPD
The results of a recent survey undertaken by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) showed that some managers are using 'outdated' training techniques. Its 'CIPD/Cornerstone OnDemand Learning and Talent Development Survey 2012' ...
Posted: 27 April 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Managerial qualities cited by two major authorities
Flexibility and empathy are just two of a myriad of qualities that managers - interim or otherwise - should have as part and parcel of being a leader. That's according to two major organisations, supermarket giant Tesco and the Army, which suggests ...
Posted: 27 April 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Importance of clearly defined project scope highlighted
It is crucial that project managers define the scope of their initiative if they want to establish other parameters accurately, it has been noted. Paul Naybour, business development director at Parallel Project Training, wrote in a guest blog for ...
Posted: 26 April 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Managers should be humble when apologising for mistakes
When a manager is in a position to apologise, they should aim to be humble, an academic has claimed on businessweek.com. The news provider noted that need to say sorry can come up as much for political figures as for business leaders, so it is a ...
Posted: 25 April 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Managers must push talented staff to retain them
Pushing talented staff forward is not only important for their development - it may also help employers to retain their services. Ron Ashkenas, a business author, explained on hbr.org that business leaders may find their best team members ...
Posted: 25 April 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Finance executives are role models, claims expert
Permanent and interim executive managers in the finance industry are role models to the rest of society, it has been claimed. Writing in her huffingtonpost.com blog, executive director of the Coach K Centre on Leadership and Ethics at Duke ...
Posted: 25 April 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Pay attention to everyone in meetings, urges expert
Managers should use meetings to get a range of input, not just to listen to the most eager contributors. This is the opinion of management-issues.com blogger Wayne Turmel, who suggested that people should not only rely on those colleagues who put ...
Posted: 24 April 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Fairness and preparation key for motivated workforce during Olympics
Businesses need to ensure employees who cover Olympic leave are motivated and productive, business support specialist ELAS claims.Cited by freshbusinessthinking.com, ELAS shared some top tips on how to keep a business running smoothly ...
Posted: 19 April 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Competition is healthy for businesses, claims former Olympian
Interim executives need to instill a winning mentality in their employees in order to push their business to the next level. That's according to former Olympian turned business motivator Steve Backley, who suggests the line between business and ...
Posted: 19 April 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Abstract notion of 'ideal leader' no longer taught
Business schools are adopting a more practical approach to training up future leaders. According to cityam.com reporter Tom Welsh, theoretical abstracts of the ideal leader are not the goal, rather it is about giving a more nuanced education ...
Posted: 19 April 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Great leaders must "relentlessly" pursue excellence
A leader's drive to succeed is vital - especially when a group is aiming for an "audacious" goal, it has been claimed. Writing for blogs.hbr.org, two-time Adventure Racing World Champion, author and firefighter Robyn Benincasa explained ...
Posted: 18 April 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Use positive employees to lift unmotivated colleagues
Leaders may be able to motivate lacklustre staff members by surrounding them with positive colleagues. Writing for the lifestyle website dumblittleman.com, Anne-Sophie Reinhardt pointed out that the mindset of the individuals who surround a person ...
Posted: 17 April 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Remove the ego for outstanding leadership
It is vital that managers do not let their egos get in the way of effective management, an expert has claimed. Emma Littmoden, a partner at leadership development provider The Living Leader, described on hrzone.co.uk how it is sometimes easy ...
Posted: 17 April 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Managers should encourage workers' connection with nature
Businesses should embrace employees' "innate need" for nature by encouraging lunch breaks and providing office plants, a workplace environment expert has suggested. Kenneth Freeman, the international technical director at Amibus, believes that ...
Posted: 16 April 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Leadership ability is separate from core job skills
The ability to lead a team is a separate skill to just being great at one's current job, two experts have noted. While some people may excel in the position they are in, it does not mean they will necessarily make the ideal candidate to manage a ...
Posted: 16 April 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Employers still insuffiently check candidates' right to work in the UK
The UK Border Agency issued £12 million in fines to companies who failed to verify their employees' right to work in the UK, HR Magazine reports. The fines were issued over just the last 12 months, according to Giant Group, which provides ...
Posted: 16 April 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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Comedy can be a key trait for a leader, claims expert
Good humour has been identified as a key character trait for a leader, reports Forbes. Leadership expert Mike Myatt believes that humour definitely has a place in the office, especially when a joke or two can make the atmosphere more comfortable ...
Posted: 13 April 2012 00:00:00 by Admin | 0 comment(s)
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