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10 May 2012

The ability to motivate staff is becoming the critical deciding factor for companies that are seeking to recruit new executives or managers.

Carol Wilson, managing director of consultancy firm Performancecoachtraining.com, said...

Categories: Functional Practices, Human Resources


04 May 2012

Efforts to improve standards of management among UK companies are being held back by business leaders overestimating their own abilities....

Categories: Functional Practices, Human Resources


02 May 2012

Businesses have been reminded of the need to cut back on management and leadership development as a result of the ongoing economic downturn....

Categories: Functional Practices, Human Resources


25 Apr 2012

UK managers may be undermining their company's effectiveness through an overreliance on outdated methods of training....

Categories: Functional Practices, Human Resources


03 Apr 2012

High standards of personnel management are required of any company seeking to avoid potentially problematic disputes among staff, according to an expert....

Categories: Functional Practices, Human Resources


23 Mar 2012

Businesses that wish to get the most out of their employees need to manage their workforce in a way that creates a positive environment, according to an expert....

Categories: Functional Practices, Human Resources


16 Mar 2012

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has underlined the potential importance of human resources (HR) staff improving their understanding of business principles on a wider scale....

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08 Mar 2012

Managers have been reminded of the need to create confidence among their workers if the company is to achieve maximum productivity....

Categories: Functional Practices, Human Resources


06 Mar 2012

Companies that have seen a downturn in fortunes in recent years have been reminded of the need to rebuild trust between business leaders and other workers before any recovery can occur....

Categories: Functional Practices, Human Resources


28 Feb 2012

Research carried out by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and Penna has revealed that UK management standards are in need of improvement, with 43 per cent of businesses describing their line managers as "ineffective".

The...

Categories: Functional Practices, Human Resources