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L&D news round-up: 9 Oct 2014

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Here are some of the best stories on the web from the last seven days. Couldn't resist with the last one (it was a genuine search result).

5 Unforgettable Leadership Qualities for Successful Entrepreneurs - Entrepreneur

Sound advice here from Entrepreneur if you're starting your own training business.

Senior HR practitioners must continue to develop knowledge of Big Data and its benefits - Onrec

There's still a lot of work to be done in understanding Big Data.

BBC launches leadership schemes to boost diversity - BBC

Some good news from Auntie.

Big Debate: Furness focuses on skills - North West Evening Mail

Encouraging from the Chambers of Commerce.

Scheme to bridge skills gap in Sheffield city region proving a success - B Daily

More positivity! That's more like it.

Shorter doc training not tied to worse outcomes: study - Reuters

Some counterintuitive findings from Reuters.

9 Ways Leaders Insult Their Employees - Forbes

Any of these sound familiar?

'Alien' set designer H.R. Giger's intense artwork celebrated in new clothing collection - The Verge

When searching 'HR' on Google goes wrong... 

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