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In Leading in a Culture of Change, Michael Fullan identifies five core components of effective leadership – moral purpose, understanding change, relationship building, knowledge creation and sharing, and coherence making. …
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Basic salaries in the UK insurance industry increased by an average of 4.8 per cent over the past 12 months, according to a survey by Watson Wyatt. While the increase …
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HR departments must be able to demonstrate that they add value to the business or they will not survive. This was the message from Andrew Banks, chief executive officer of …
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The size of executive pay-offs has increased dramatically despite public concern over "golden handshake" payments. New figures from analyst Hemscott reveal that money paid to departing directors in the FTSE …
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Employment prospects in the UK remain reasonably stable, despite the impact of the terrorist attacks in the United States. A new survey by recruitment firm Manpower suggests that few companies …
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The minimum wage increases from £3.70 to £4.10 an hour today. The new rate applies to workers aged 22 or over. The rate will increase again next October to £4.20 …
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High street bank Barclays is opening local branches of learning. The central Birmingham metro centre opened late last month. It is the first in a network of regional learning centres …
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Graduate trainers share their tips on winning the hearts and minds of this year’s pick of the crop
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Roger Smith, head of learning and development at Marlborough Stirling, reveals his plans for harnessing technology at his new employer. He is 50 (but don’t tell anyone)
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E-learning has found its major showcase at this year’s CIPD exhibition and conference at Harrogate. Patrick McCurry reports
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Many training and HR managers have just about reached information overload when it comes to e-learning, says Dominic Keogh, founder committee member of the E-Learning Vendors’ Association. It’s time to …
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The British Bankers’ Association (BBA) is introducing an e-learning programme for the financial services sector to prevent money laundering. The package is aimed at all levels of staff working in …
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Shell’s demand for training is constant and is spread across 108 countries. Could e-learning provide the flexibility the oil giant needs, as well as keep coaching costs down? Sue Weekes reports
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Foundation degrees, the Government’s latest vocational training initiative, could undermine its plans to increase the number of Modern Apprenticeships. Airline KLM has been running an apprenticeship programme for 20 years, …
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The revival of the ailing Halewood car plant on Merseyside has been likened to a blood transfusion, replacing the corporate blue of Ford with the green of Jaguar. Guy Sheppard discovers how training helped deliver enormous changes