Get the best out of management development with Clearworth – advertising feature
Clearworth’s f@sterclass® blended learning approach may not get full marks if you’re in charge of management development for your organisation and what you want is1.People to learn when and where they have a window of opportunity2.Learning which engages experienced managers3.Subjects which stretch for high achievers4.Development for busy managers with little time to spare5.Topics which match […]
Working hours will grow more flexible, but aren’t yet
Flexible working is due to become the norm, according to research by Ashridge Management College. 250 senior managers were questioned, these are some of the responses:– 44% agreed with the statement: “in the 21st century there should be no barriers to people working when and where they like”– Half said that the traditional 9-5 five-day […]
New pressures for equal pay reviews
Women graduates are still going cheap, according to the Equal Opportunities Commission. They can expect to be earning 15% less than men before they reach the age of 24, according to the early findings of research commissioned by the EOC. The gap between women’s and men’s average salary gets progressively wider among older graduates. The […]
Excellent leadership is rare
Only one junior manager in a hundred rates the quality of leadership in his or her organisation as high, according to research published by the Institute of Management (IM). Leadership – the challenge for all? also shows that nearly half of junior managers regard the quality of leadership in their place of work as poor. […]
Managing the Human Animal – review
Title: Managing the Human AnimalAuthor: Nigel NicholsonPublisher: Texere, LondonISBN: 1587990318Price: £18.99Buy this book from the TrainingZONE – Blackwells bookshop.Nicholson is professor at the London Business School and is a major player in the field of evolutionary psychology around which this book is based. I found this book interesting to read, although at times thought that […]
International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day (8 March) marks 105 years since hundreds of female garment and textile workers went on strike in New York City protesting against low wages, long working hours and inhumane working conditions.Women now make up 50 per cent of the UK workforce and, during the last decade in particular have progressed to occupy […]
Older women’s health ignored at work
A new report launched by TUC and Pennell Initiative for Women’s Health on International Women’s Day suggests that the health and safety of twelve million women is being ignored. “The Health and Work of Older Women: a neglected issue” says that older women work longer hours than younger women, have lower status jobs and have […]
Institute of Management gets its charter
The Institute of Management (IM) has been granted a Royal Charter of Incorporation and from 1 April 2002 will become the Chartered Management Institute. The grant of a Royal Charter recognises the Institute’s work in supporting the lifelong development of managers and raising standards of management performance.In welcoming the award, the Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt […]
Improved job titles are an alternative to pay rises
According to research by Reed many companies are giving their staff new high-level and elaborate job titles rather than a pay rise. This new economic phenomenon has been called ‘uptitling’.Over 1700 workers in the UK were surveyed, with two thirds of respondents believing the use of long and higher-level job titles (“Director “, “Head”, “Chief”) […]
Snakes and ladders – the data burden on UK employers
This feature was contributed by Peter McGrath of Read Hind Stewart. The next few days will see the launch of the new Code of Conduct for Employers in the field of Data Protection. There was widespread criticism of the October 2000 draft code. The Information Commissioner’s Office held back on the originally intended publication date […]
Email is the favoured means of back-stabbing at work
A review of the ethics of email use in the UK has turned up some alarming results. Right across the spectrum of problematic emailing, from widespread political use of it to “back stab” colleagues in the quest to further their own careers, through to sending racist, sexist, pornographic or discriminatory emails, UK employees are habitually […]
Absence/ Sickness/ Leave
Can anyone give me some guidelines (for Managers) their company uses for sickness/Absence and Leave. Angela Coleman
London Weighting Allowances – What is paid??
We are currently reviewing our LWA payments what do other companies pay and are we legally obliged to pay anything?? Ali Jones
Businesswomen warn that recent moves may harm recruitment of women
Moves to improve rights and conditions for women at work have caused disquiet in some circles. A group of influential businesswomen led by the Institute of Directors has voiced concern that employers may be dissuaded from employing women. Their main stated concerns are: – Whilst they accept many employees need to balance their home and […]
HR Zone Any Answers Digest #2 – Head-hunters, absence, pregnancy, development centre
================================================================= HRZONE Any Answers Digest – Issue 2 Tuesday 05 March 2002 http://www.hrzone.co.uk/anyanswers/=================================================================********** THIS WEEK’S TOPICS ***** THIS WEEK’S TOPICS ********** Absence meetings… Head-hunters… Development centres… organisation charts… Pregnancy … Assessing ICT skills********** THIS WEEK’S TOPICS ***** THIS WEEK’S TOPICS ********** The first edition of the HR Zone Any Answers Digest went down very well, […]
Business ethics are increasingly demanded of staff, but are rarely taught
A report by the Institute of Business Ethics and corporate reputation consultancy Fishburn Hedges, reveals that staff are increasingly held to account by employers regarding ethical business practice – yet are less likely to receive training on how to deal with ethical dilemmas in the workplace. The survey shows that, for the first time, compliance […]
Book review: Weaving complexity and business: engaging the soul at work
Title: Weaving complexity and business: engaging the soul at workAuthors: Roger Lewin and Birute ReginePublisher: Texere, New YorkISBN: 1-58799-043-1Price: £12.99 Buy this book from the TrainingZONE – Blackwells bookshop. This book helps to explain how complexity theory (sometimes called chaos theory) can be used in a business setting. The authors argue that this involves engaging […]
ASSESSMENT / PSYCHOMETRIC TESTS
I would welcome any names of suppliers that supply psychometic & assessment tests which can be administered without the need for formal training by the organisation.Any providers of paper-based tests or computer based programmes would be helpful Claire ButlerRecommendations only please!
LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRES – THE BENEFITS
When approaching the concept of a Learning Resource Centre, What are the main benefits of introducing one into the organisation (feedback from company’s that have had positive results would be helpful) and how was the concept sold to Senior Management. Claire Butler
Today is RSI awareness day
Today is International RSI (repetitive strain injury) Awareness Day (28 February). The last day of February was chosen, excruciatingly, because it is the only day that doesn’t repeat every year (sometimes it’s 28 February, sometimes 29). The day is used as a focus for activity by the RSI Association, and this year the Health and […]
