Measuring the contribution of talent management
Studies from industry commentators like Bersin & Associates suggest impressive returns from the implementation of HR systems and processes. Cornerstone OnDemand’s Vincent Belliveau examines how organisations can measure success. There are several good reasons why HR and L&D professionals should take the time and effort to measure their learning and talent management programmes. First, it provides […]
Funding to be cut for Skills Active
The sport and active leisure Skills Sector Council has reacted angrily to the coalition government’s decision to axe its apprenticeship funding despite pledges to create 100,000 new on-the-job training places over the next two years. The Young Apprenticeship scheme in Sports Management, Leadership and Coaching, which is led by Skills Active, the Sector Skills Council […]
Deeper mindfulness: Part 2
Are you looking for a more spiritual way to improve your working day? Graham Williams concludes his piece on deeper mindfulness. Deeper mindfulness of the basics Each of the 9 Ms covered by our personal mindfulness model and checklist, which appears at the end of this article, can, with practice, be taken below the surface […]
Survey: Nearly 25% of leaders breach conduct guidelines
Asda is about to introduce a company-wide leadership programme just as a study revealed that one in four managers have in the past knowingly breached professional conduct guidelines at work. The supermarket chain intends to provide management training to 10,000 bosses across the UK under the auspices of its Asda Leadership Event developed in conjunction […]
Deeper mindfulness for better work performance pt1
Are you looking for a more spiritual way to improve your working day? Graham Williams provides the community with a useful introduction to deeper mindfulness. The world of business is increasingly becoming a world of busyness. Frenetic activity, the constant chasing of deadlines, more and more challenges from more and more sources – for […]
Is your management style premier league? part 4
Ten premiership managers, ten different management styles. How would they perform running a UK business in today’s current climate? Melanie Wombwell concludes her series. Summary From looking at the football management style analysis as well as the survey results, some conclusions can be drawn: Top three Premier League managers (if they were to run […]
Is your management style premier league? part 3
Ten premiership managers, ten different management styles. Melanie Wombwell continues her analysis. From the analysis in parts 1 and 2, what do the business professionals think? Let’s have a look… Method From analysing the different management styles of the ten premiership football managers, you would have seen that we matched each of their management methods […]
Is your management style premier league? part 2
Ten premiership managers, ten different management styles. Melanie Wombwell continues her assessment. Roy Hodgson – Formerly at Liverpool Collaborative Hodgson has earned the nickname ‘the nicest man in football.’ He doesn’t like indiscipline on the field which was reflected in Fulham (a previous club of his) ranking third in the Fair Play league table at […]
Is your management style premier league? part 1
Ten premiership managers, ten different management styles – but how would they perform running a UK business in today’s current climate? Melanie Wombwell investigates. Our analysis first considers the type of leadership profile each manager fulfils based on our public perception; this perception has been drawn from media reporting, anecdotal evidence and performance to date. […]
How to stay sane: Personal resilience training
Do you feel under pressure to deliver at work? You could do with a spot of resilience training. Mark Walsh will see you now. I help people build their personal resilience and stay sane in difficult environments – in both the high-pressure business world and in areas of more obvious conflict globally. Personal resilience training […]
Leading through healthy selfishness
How do you lead stressed employees? Steve Knight says you have to get your own house in order before you can help others. In today’s productivity-obsessed and cost conscious workplaces, many employees are feeling emotionally disengaged from their organisation. Who can blame them? They’re rarely involved or considered in decision making. In fact, they’re almost […]
Getting line managers more involved in training
Francis Marshall, MD of Cegos UK, looks at how to get line managers more involved in people development. Few can argue that line managers have a crucial role to play in people development, particularly at a time when training budgets continue to be stretched to their limits. But, despite the fact that line managers are […]
Budget cuts? what budget cuts?
A huge 83% of UK managers expect their training budgets to either remain static or increase over the year ahead, with two-thirds saying that they have been unaffected by the difficult economic conditions. Moreover, according to a survey among 96 business decision-makers undertaken by elearning provider SkillSoft, a massive 95% said that they now matched […]
Is it PC to spend time online?
A recent survey conducted by the Chartered Management Institute revealed that, despite the continuation of a tough economic climate, almost two thirds intend to engage in some form of CPD programme throughout 2011. Ruth Spellman, chief executive of the CMI, reports. Most employers agree that developing managers and future leaders is crucial to their long-term […]
Almost half UK managers worried about 2011 skills gap
Although just under half of UK managers are expecting to make further redundancies next year, around 43% believe that their organisation does not have the right skills in place to fulfil its 2011 business objectives. A survey undertaken among 809 managers in the public, private and third sector by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) revealed […]
Tricks of the trade: Tools to help cultivate successful teams
Catherine Ellwood, consultant at workplace psychologists OPP, advises on how managers can use the latest in psychometric assessment to get the best from their teams – even in the most challenging situations. There are a number of psychometric tools available today that can be used in the workplace for everything from recruitment, talent management to […]
Manager on my tombstone? No thanks!
Following on from the Leadership and Jazz piece, LIW‘s CEO Pia Lee explores the importance of purpose in business. "Most people live lives of silent, screaming desperation, doing jobs they hate, to buy things they don’t need, to impress people they don’t like." This cheerful quote comes from Nigel Marsh’s funny and moving talk […]
Project management training: A new approach
Spencer Holmes describes a new approach to the development of project managers to meet the current challenges of organisations in all sectors. I think we / projects / organisations / societies are on the eve of massive, long lasting change, as a dad I certainly hope so. I think there will be a ‘tipping […]
What to do with a troublesome leader
Judith Germain advises on what to do when your general manager undergoes somewhat of a personality transformation. The dilemma The general manager of our organisation has five senior managers, and over the last year this general manager seems to have completely changed her personality to the point where none of the five senior managers trust […]
How not to go bonkers at work: Stress management tips
It seems easier than ever these days to succumb to the pressures of the working environment, so with that in mind Mark Walsh gives us some useful advice. Stress is the biggest killer in the western world, destroys relationships and damages productivity. It’s also just a polite way of talking about misery and suffering […]
