Tag Archive: Recession

Need to change and diversify your business? Tips for success

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Whether you are in the private or public sector, organisational change and diversification have become inevitable for many.  This may be because:  It is imposed upon you (as in budget cutbacks, new targets or policy changes) Your customers want a new or better service (hence the need and opportunity for diversification) Your competition in the …

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How to win at the Olympics – Plan, Do, Review with Investors in People

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It has taken years of preparation to make London 2012 an outstanding and memorable event.  Many of those involved have relied upon the principles of Investors in People to plan for every contingency.  Here we feature two key organisations which are cherishing these weeks of Olympics and Paralympics. Visa Europe – continued business success with …

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Peter Day Asks Employers, “Why Do You Use Investors In People?”

We are often asked if Investors in People makes a difference to organisations.  Our experience shows that it does, but I think it would be better if you heard it from the people that really count – our employers. This week we’re sharing a video of Peter Day, from Radio 4′s World of Business, as …

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Is it possible for a business to grow in a recession?

A warm welcome to the first Investors in People blog! You’d have to have been living on an alien planet to have missed the seemingly endless news reports about the UK economy being in recession, and the pressures currently faced by businesses which make growth hard for them. If there was an easy answer to …

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