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New research claims that "corporate bullying" such as excessive monitoring is more damaging than bullying by individuals in the work place. A study by a London University professor has found …
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The head of London’s largest business organisation has called on the Prime Minister to urge UK firms to prepare for the launch of euro notes and coins on 1 January …
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Thousands of workers in east London are forced to live on wages that fall far short of what they need to survive, research backed by Unison claims. The traditional problems …
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The Samaritans will tonight launch a campaign to recruit 2,000 new volunteers in order to keep up with demand for its services. Last year the number of calls to the …
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Employers’ body the CBI is calling for another cut in interest rates as the slowdown faced by UK manufacturers spreads to the service sector. Profitability and optimism have both fallen …
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The CBI has appointed Jeremy Beale as its new head of E-Business with the aim of making the UK one of the best countries to conduct e-business. Beale replaces Nigel …
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Weak leadership skills are undermining national success, say government-backed experts. Now its time for you to have your say
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Royal & SunAlliance national information services training manager David Burgess-Joyce. 37, tells us why his new job requires some fast thinking How long have you been in this job? Four …
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Corporate universities can move training and development to centre-stage within organisations, and their use as a strategic tool to gain worldwide competitive advantage is increasing. Simon Kent reports
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Fast food corporation McDonald’s is launching an e-learning pilot to complement McDonald’s Worldwide Training, Learning and Development curriculum. Leading e-learning provider Digital Think will be implementing the programme. "We view …
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Bryan Davis, director of solutions and production at Wide Learning, looks at how to deliver a genuinely effective e-learning project – and keep the boss happy at the same time …
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Training managers at the European Commission have the same problems as the rest of us when it comes to releasing time and money for coaching. Could e-learning be the answer? Sue Weekes reports
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Allowing managers to import outside ideas into their organisations can threaten the established culture, yet also bring massive benefits. Training and development professionals can help broker such changes – but, say Catherine Bailey and David Butcher, it takes courage
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Employers who train their own staff do a better job overall than other training providers, according to the final report from the Training Standards Council. Forty-six per cent of grades …
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S&NR’s Kim Parish has won a seat on the company’s board and is rapidly becoming a national voice for people development issues. By Lucie Carrington