Despite the unprecedented scale and intensity of the globalisation of organisations, few are well prepared for the talent demands required to successfully lead the business objectives behind...
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has marked the 63rd birthday of the NHS by announcing plans for a new National Leadership Academy for NHS staff.
Every Saturday night, as children recite poetry holding boa constrictors, and dance troops shimmy like their sister Kate, we are told 'Britain's got talent'. But for HR directors, the irony is...
Talent management systems tend to work well at the senior management level but are often not achieving desired results across the board because of a lack of communication on how to make best use of...
A new online game, ‘Battle for the Boardroom’, launched by the Institute of Consulting last week, has attracted over 320,000 executives from around the world keen to test their strategic business...
New research suggests many talent management strategies are 'unsustainable and a costly obsession' and advises chief financial officers to challenge HR colleagues in the boardroom.
In an increasingly competitive global economy, countries worldwide are recognising the potential of human capital and the economic value this asset possesses when emerging from the depths of the...
With more than half of UK workers facing a pay freeze this year, employers can no longer rely on money alone to motivate their employees.
According to a survey of 500 companies carried out by Barclays Corporate and the Financial Times (February 2011), more than half (57%) of private sector companies in the UK say they are not interested...
Public sector management lack confidence in the ability of senior leaders to meet the challenges of far-reaching reform, both now and in the future, according to research published yesterday by global...
With high unemployment rates and layoffs still fresh in everyone’s minds, senior leadership and hiring managers often believe that professional talent is a buyer’s market.
A new body, London Workforce Development (LWD), was launched yesterday. It aims to facilitate collaboration between employers, employees, and higher education providers in the capital, to attract and...
