Usually I’m inspired by someone who has very similar interests or a similar outlook to me, but the other day was different. I bumped into an ex-colleague from a previous life, someone who is very different than me in almost every respect, and I came away buzzing with – well there’s only one word for …
You know it’s the holiday season when Coca Cola, John Lewis and the rest bequeath us with early Christmas presents in the shape of their feel-good, festive adverts. John Lewis in particular have outdone themselves – the snowman’s epic journey in search of a present for his snow girlfriend? Adorable! ‘The rest’, however, haven’t fared …
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 …
With the unemployment rate running so high at the moment we all hear how youth unemployment is a real issue and some may consider it a “ticking time bomb” for the country. A recent report from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills shows that youth unemployment began to rise in 2004, well before the …
Signs that the economy is taking its time to move to a state of recovery creates an interesting resourcing dilemma. In this uncertain climate should employers stick or twist? What would you do? Twist? – Recruit more aggressively than you have done before to get the best people in now, while you have greater choice, …
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