Talentism is the new capitalism: that is the message of a research report by Mercer and the World Economic Forum, unveiled in Davos this year.
Having doubled its customer base in two years, insurer Hastings Direct was faced with a sore need to attract and retain talent. It was time to turn the focus to developing a talent management strategy...
Two years ago, in 2010, utility company Thames Water was set the tough financial challenge by its regulator Ofwat to save £300 million through efficiencies by 2015. This triggered the organisation to...
Half of key UK industries surveyed believe their sector is suffering a skills shortage – and even more expect the shortfall to get worse, according to research commissioned by Elemense, a recruitment...
The post of CEO may be attractive and well paid, but heavy is the head that wears the crown, suggest two recent surveys.
Business fears a lack of attention to the middle management layer is damaging the leadership pipeline, a worldwide survey of just under 1000 reveals. Nearly half (46.2%) of businesses admit to poor...
When it comes to business continuity planning, UK businesses are much better prepared for technology and environmental risks than they are for the risk of losing talent, according to Vodafone UK.
“Lazy recruiters” are damaging the standard of the recruitment profession, causing employers to miss out on the best talent, according to Matthew Jeffery (pictured), head of EMEA talent acquisition...
Almost half of UK companies have experienced an unexpected change in leadership in the last 12 months with some stating a detrimental effect on business, but according to talent management consultancy...
Financial services companies need a different approach to their graduates, or risk losing out when the job market improves PwC has warned.
London Ambulance Service has launched an assessment centre to select high potential participants for its talent management programme.
The NHS has put people at the heart of its agenda, as “the architecture of the organisation looks set to change following the Health Bill,” the director of NHS Employers, Dean Royles, told HR.
