Sian Harrington

Closing the gap between classroom and workplace

"I always wanted to be a graphic designer,” says Kenton Robbins, business coach and regional director for Yorkshire and Humber at the Institute of Directors (IoD).

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Bosses, be less egotistic and more focused on stakeholders, urges report

Leaders need to develop beyond their personal ego and become radical, ethical and authentic if they are to succeed in the 21st century, according to a report published this week, based on research...

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Interview with Robert Ritchie, head of HR global retail at Gazprom Energy

Sandwiched between a gambler in a ritzy casino and a Chinese paddy-field worker in the opening credits of UK satirical TV show, Have I Got News For You, is a cartoon of a furtive, fur hat-wearing...

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UK lags behind in organisational ‘openness’, holding businesses back from collaboration, finds CEO study

Outperforming organisations are embracing openness and discovering new opportunities to create value through collaboration but UK organisations are behind the curve, according to a survey of chief...

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UK employers must be involved in education rather than its 'consumers', businesses told by OECD

UK employers need to become part of the education system rather than merely consumers of education, according to Andreas Schleicher (pictured), coordinator of a new Organisation for Economic...

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Women on boards: more talk than action?

The European Commission (EC) is “very committed to speed up progress” on gender diversity in the boardroom, according to European Parliament vice chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary...

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Proving line of sight from an HR intervention to profitability is not easy

HR magazine’s 21st year is an apposite time to look back at how the discipline of HR has been transformed since the 1990s, both as a function and in the eyes of the business.

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The balancing act between unfettered wealth creation and fairness is a tricky one

Labour leader Ed Miliband’s Budget mantra of the “same old Tories” may have struck a note with the wider population, but chancellor George Osborne’s claim the party “unashamedly” backs business gets...

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Business warns it is Chancellor's last chance to deliver Budget for growth

Chancellor George Osborne has one last chance to present a Budget tomorrow that delivers real growth, even if it means having to take controversial decisions, say business leaders.

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It's easy to be cynical about the Olympics, but now is the time to stop whinging

Employee engagement

With Beijing, it is the media and artistic crackdown post-Olympics that people remember. In Athens, it is the debt of €50,000 for every Greek household, while in Sydney they are “still paying the...

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Business secretary and employment minister both pledge 'concerted attack' on EU employment regulations

Business secretary Vince Cable (pictured) yesterday said he was willing to take a “more confrontational approach” to intrusive EU regulations including employment legislation.

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Gazprom Energy to recruit for 30 HQ roles in expansion drive

Gazprom Energy, the UK-based retail arm of Russia’s biggest firm Gazprom, is defying the economic downturn and recruiting for more than 30 roles at its Manchester headquarters.

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