In my view, two of the main problems faced by the world today – global warming and depletion of natural resources – can only be truly solved by technological innovations.
The dominance of negative management styles in UK workplaces is having a serious impact on managers’ job satisfaction, wellbeing and working relationships, according to a report comparing the mental...
Britain’s workforce faces a “heightened global competitive risk” as businesses and employees have reached a standstill, with creativity and career advancement taking a back seat, according to a report...
National Grid is poised to launch a performance management and workforce planning technology strategy, globally for 30,000 employees.
With Spain’s emphatic win over Italy in final at the weekend, Euro 2012 draws to a close. I have looked at the mobility of workers between the two finalists, which throws up some interesting trends.
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.
