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Top 10 challenges for businesses in 2009
I was recently sent an article, by a business associate, called Challenges for Business (in 2009). The article covered by the magazine eucommerz, lists the top 10 challenges identified in the Business Risk Report conducted by Ernst & Young. Here are the top 10: 1....
What is shaping the next leaders of Britain
At TomorrowToday, we study the past to track the trends that help us predict the future. In last week's Spectator magazine, there was an excellent article on the influences currently shaping the Conservative party, and particularly David Cameron and his inner circle....
Lessons from the best companies to work for in the UK 2009
Published yesterday in the UK Sunday Times, this article highlights a theme that runs through much of the work in HR these days. This article is linked to the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For survey. I am not generally a fan of these types of surveys, but this...
What Gen Y Really Wants – And Why We Should Care
A nice post from some young people who really do know what their peers would like at the workplace. Read the original here. Or an extract below: While conducting research on the work-life balance outlooks of crème de la crème Gen Y-ers (highly educated young people...
Facebook, relationships and dream teams
Focused, friendly, inspired, collaborative, outputs-driven, warm, respectful, innovative, wise, reasonable risk-takers, in synch, complementary, assertive, successful, cutting edge, high performance, visionary I attended a leadership course on Monday evening and we...
Talent: consider cost AND benefit
I read two articles this morning that confirmed a few thoughts in my mind: In a downturn, talent management is MORE important, not less important. The difference between companies that will succeed and those that will fail in these tough times will very often be...
Engaged employees are worth the effort
I recently was sent this summary of some research into employee engagement. It's worth the quick read. When employees are highly engaged, their companies enjoy 26% higher employee productivity, have lower turnover risk, and are more likely to attract top talent,...
Move beyond simply maximising shareholder wealth
It is no longer ‘cool’ to say your company’s mission is to make money and maximize shareholder wealth. Although many companies pretend that they have a more noble purpose, their actions, processes, controls, hierarchy, behaviour of management and treatment of their...
Motivating your senior staff (remember, they're Boomers)
A lot is written about how to attract and retain talented young staff. And, right now, in the midst of a global recession, even more is being written about how to get them engaged and passionate about what they are doing. But a recent survey from CEB (the Corporate...
Flexibility can offer alternatives to downsizing
Cali Yost, author of Work+Life, and Fast Company blogger, contends that "using strategic work+life flexibility can help organizations avoid at least some layoffs. Reduced schedules, sabbaticals, telecommuting and flexible scheduling are not just isolated, downsizing...
Learning from History
I am a student of economic history, and love seeing the patterns that a study of history reveals. Amadeo Peter Gianini was born in 1870 in California, the son of Italian immigrants. His first occupation was as a produce dealer for farms in the Santa Clara Valley of...
Online news in 1981
This video clip is a news report from 1981. It covers the once "far fetched" concept of reading news on your home computer. It is amazing to see how far we have come! My favourite part of the clip is where a man is interviewed because he is one of the rare few that...
What 21st century business needs
A few weeks ago, I was discussing changes in the workplace with a member of my team, Julie Surycz. She went away and wrote this: In 1943, the Chairman of IBM, Thomas Watson said, ‘I think there is a world market for maybe 5 computers.’ Thomas Watson was wrong. He...
Meaty people – Graded, boxed and ranked
I have just been forwarded an email from a friend who works at a reputable, global company. This company is widely quoted as saying that talent management is a priority and people are their greatest asset. The email was sent by HR to all managers within a...
Being a “Best Company to Work For” helps during a recession
Here's an interesting piece of information: According to the UK 2009 Best Companies to Work For survey only 37% of employees in three-star accredited companies – the top award for engagement – are worried about the impact of the current economic climate on their...
Being a "Best Company to Work For" helps during a recession
Here's an interesting piece of information: According to the UK 2009 Best Companies to Work For survey only 37% of employees in three-star accredited companies – the top award for engagement – are worried about the impact of the current economic climate on their...
Leo Burnett’s take on trends in 2009
Leo Burnett is the world's 9th largest ad agency. They have produced two resources looking at trends they expect to see in 2009. The first is a YouTube video that is a bit flashy (I mean literally flash-y) and focuses on advertising trends in 2009. The second was sent...
Leo Burnett's take on trends in 2009
Leo Burnett is the world's 9th largest ad agency. They have produced two resources looking at trends they expect to see in 2009. The first is a YouTube video that is a bit flashy (I mean literally flash-y) and focuses on advertising trends in 2009. The second was sent...
TomorrowToday and the Periodic Table of Talent
Deloitte has developed a Periodic Table of Talent that covers most of the elements in the talent management area. It is divided into four parts - strategy, solutions, infrastructure and catalysts. There are two types of talent elements – core and...