Career & succession pipelines: your 8 steps to success in summary: To support successful career & succession pipelines, focus on high-impact positions, assessing both performance and potential in employees, and building tailored development plans to prepare them for future roles. […]
How to become a learning organisation in summary: In a world of work that’s constantly changing, a chronic skills shortage and turbulent jobs market, businesses must be proactive in becoming learning organisations. To do this, HR teams must get buy-in […]
Training & development: finding a balance when budgets are tight in summary: Training and development programmes are often the first to be cut when businesses are looking to reduce costs. Luckily, training and development doesn’t have to be hugely expensive; […]
If the latest research is to be believed, companies are still struggling with two of the most fundamental people management issues – keeping employee absence under control and employee performance management. The latest data from the ONS shows that employee […]
How to get mentoring into your learning and development mix in summary Mentoring is a proven way to help support retention efforts and create engaging learning & development programmes. To give a mentoring programme the best chance of success, ensure […]
Older workers play an important part in the country’s economy, with the over-50 age group predicted to represent one third of the UK workforce by 2020. Maximising the potential of this ‘Baby Boomer’ generation – many of whom may still […]
How to boost your business with well thought-out training in summary: Keeping staff skills up-to-date is vital for any business that wants to expand and out-perform its competitors. But how can this be done effectively? To ensure training remains effective […]
Meddling business owners are the biggest barrier to their own company’s growth, according to some research from Cranfield that crossed my desk this week. Entrepreneurs, it seems, are finding it difficult to step away from routine, day-to-day tasks and as […]
