Women more analytical than men in building their own careers, but not when it comes to others

A day after The Apprentice's all-female final, workplace psychologist OPP has revealed it is women who make better career decisions than men - but only when it comes to themselves.

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Public sector: Talent management - No time to skirt tough decisions

As new head of the body representing public-sector HR managers, Gillian Hibberd is adamant higher pay is not the answer to recruiting and keeping talent. HR must be more inventive, she tells Peter...

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HR directors: What makes an HR leader?

In a bid to discover what defines leadership in HR, we asked leading HR directors to complete the Profiles XT psychometric survey. The results are highly revealing, writes Sian Harrington.

Ambition 2020 - UK runs risk of an overskilled population

Mike Campbell, director of research and policy at UKCES, says businesses must create more highly skilled jobs as the number of skilled people soars.

Online talent management system is designed to improve performance management at Bic Group

The Bic Group has implemented an online talent management system to improve the efficiency of its workforce management processes.

War on talent: how to avoid losing the battle during the downturn

Talent is always critical to long-term business growth. But in the current climate organisations have the added problem of having to find immediate cost savings without driving out key employees and...

Employees must have the will to learn, says former England rugby coach Sir Clive Woodward

Sir Clive Woodward warned HR professionals not just to consider the talent of employees when measuring the success of the organisation but also to look at their desire to learn and ensure they are...

Cost-cutting on leadership development is counterproductive

There could be a leadership vacuum because many organisations are failing to develop the next generation of senior executives.

Kent County Council offers its female managers a route to the top with leadership skills training initiative

Kent County Council will deliver a five-day leadership programme to female managers to encourage more women into top jobs within the organisation.

Deloitte survey shows global bosses worried about losing top talent in recession

Nearly half of senior global company executives are worried about losing top talent during the recession while 30% saying they are looking to bring in more leaders.

Agency workers law should not apply to highly-paid temps, Lord Mandelson told

The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) is urging the business secretary, Lord Mandelson, to exclude highly-paid and highly- skilled temporary workers from a forthcoming law that...