The Couch?! HR Nightmares
Who would be an HR Manager? In an effort to soothe the profession's seething resentments we thought it would be nice to share those deep dark moments in HR we all dread! It takes years of study and application to get where you are today. You spend your life absorbing and interpreting employment law detail […]
Diary of a Sales Manager
Day 1Rather sceptical to say the least…..or am I just scared? What does he know about my problems, a yank? Why am I here anyway? Is this going to be some voodoo/occult weekend? A night out with my mates and a bottle of vodka is what I normally use as release….go on try something different, […]
Firms failing to align business strategy with HR
Firms are failing to align their managers' personal goals and reward packages with the strategic people management objectives of their organisations, according to research published today. The IRS research, based on a survey of 49 public and private sector organisations, found that while senior managers' goals and reward packages are closely linked to the delivery […]
Women workers are key to filling long-term skills gap
Failure to tap the potential of a growing number of women workers will stifle the prospects of many UK businesses – according to the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT). With the number of women workers projected to rise over the next 10 years (whilst rates for men fall)*, the AAT believes that organisations will need […]
Charles Handy: Humane Management
Charles Handy is one of the most respected, if not the most respected business thinker of modern times. This week sees Charles Handy interviewed by FTdynamo for HR Zone. Charles Handy has long been regarded as Europe's pre-eminent business thinker, a position confirmed in January by the first-ever global ranking of business gurus. Now […]
E-mail your way to the top!
In this week's feature, FTdynamo present us with a challenge to understand both the nature of management and modern communication if we want to get ahead Salesmen used to be told to "smile before you dial". Today the dictum runs: "Think before you send". The seductive ease of e-mail as a method of communication […]
Amanda Jones – Profile
22 years of experience in IT or IT-related financial businesses currently Head of Business Excellence within Service Provision (the technical service provider to the Barclays Group) gender champion for the Barclays Group has led Diversity issues within Service Provision for the past 8 years during which time SP has been recognised for its progress both […]
New Policy for public sector IT systems
Cabinet Office Minister Ian McCartney yesterday unveiled a key plan in the Government's drive to get all its services online by 2005 and cut bureaucracy within the public sector. Speaking at London's QE2 Centre, Mr McCartney launched the e-Government Interoperability Framework (e-GIF) – a piece of policy which will help IT systems across the whole […]