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...

Recruiters should see the recession as a chance to cast their nets in other sectors

One of the things to strike me in the current recession is that it presents an opportunity for recruiters to take advantage of a new bank of available and talented business leaders and managers,...

Line Management: The blame game

Transfer of traditional HR functions to the line has been accelerating as HR strives to become a strategic business partner. Peter Crush reports on the tensions between the two camps.

Ruth Spellman - Where to draw the line

HR should set the rules by which line managers manage, not devolve more of its non-core functions to them, Chartered Management Institute boss Ruth Spellman tells Peter Crush.

UK managers reveal lack of confidence

A quarter of UK managers question their own capabilities and 60% admit they didn't plan a career in management.

Ladbrokes focuses on performance management

Ladbrokes is aiming to improve its performance through a new focus on performance and talent management.