Organisations facing leadership ‘capability gap’

Organisations are facing a leadership “capability gap” and cite leadership as one of their biggest challenges, according to research by Deloitte.

HR directors on their fantasy political policies

As political parties continue to woo the business community with their policies, we asked HR directors what they would like to see on the government’s agenda from 8 May 2015

HR professionals missing out on leadership development

HR professionals are missing out on leadership development opportunities, with 47% of companies not offering leadership programmes to members of the HR function, according to Korn Ferry.

Too few companies open to creative L&D

Too few companies are open to offering creative learning and development experiences, AT Kearney’s chief learning officer and global head of talent management Stephen Parker has said.

Close your classrooms and embrace modern L&D methods

The provision of good learning and development opportunities is an imperative for retaining and engaging talented people. A dynamic and ever-changing business environment means we need employees who...

CIPD report finds L&D delivery gap

A significant gap exists between the skills and capabilities L&D practitioners know they need and what they actually have in-house, a recent CIPD report has found.

Online learning out of favour for L&D

E-learning is unpopular among executives, while classroom-based and one-to-one methods are enjoying a new lease of life in 2015.

Labour pledges compulsory careers advice and work experience

A Labour government would guarantee face-to-face, individual career advice for young people and make work experience compulsory.

CSR and HR activities should be more closely linked, says FedEx HR manager

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities should be more closely linked with learning and development (L&D) and HR strategy, Steve Wilkins, HR manager at FedEx Express, told HR magazine.

'Quick and easy' qualifications fuelling bad practice in security sector

A focus on processing apprenticeships quickly, together with too many training providers in the market, is helping to fuel bad practice when awarding security qualifications, according to a leading...

Working with universities to fill skills shortages

Much is written about the skills shortages in the UK and the need to bridge the link more effectively between education and employment.

SMEs risking profits by not investing in employees

Small- and medium-sized businesses are losing staff and money through failing to invest in their finance workers, a report by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) has found.