In favour of family-friendly working
The school summer holidays have come round again and I find myself juggling and trying to balance the demands of work against wanting to spend time with my teenage son and be around for him.
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Top 10 Tips for... Developing New Line Managers
Check out our Top Ten Tips on how to develop great new line managers through sharing the bigger picture, sharing best practice and helping them understand their roles and responsibilities.
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Leading the way in developing line managers
Being a line manager can be a pretty tricky place to be, finding yourself somewhere between cascading and promoting the message from senior leaders within the organisation and flying the flag for employees.
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Valuing the Development of Leaders and Managers
Research carried out in 2012 by the Chartered Management Institute, along with the Department for Business Innovation and Skills found that studying for a management qualification had an impact both on the individual manager and the organisation.
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Breaking down the shortlisting barriers
Given the challenges of the jobs market, what can you do to improve your chances of getting yourself noticed by a prospective employer and placed on the shortlist for that vacancy?
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Leadership Skills for the Recession
Recently a new study by the Marketing Society has asked 50 Chief Executives and Entrepreneurs about leadership skills needed post-recession.
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Getting behind our Graduates
In The Telegraph this week, career coach Jeremy I’Anson writes about the importance of Graduates having work experience to enhance their chances of finding a job. Competition for graduate jobs is huge and it’s no surprise that L’Anson points out research that shows graduates have a far greater chance of getting a job if they have had some work experience – especially if they are applying for a job with the same employer that they had that work experience with.
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On getting family friendly …
2013 will see consultation take place on the governments parental leave reforms, which will see both parents able to share up to a year’s leave to look after their new-born children. This along with plans to legislate during the same year, on an extension to the right to request flexible working to all employees, shows a growing emphasis on family friendliness being a key feature of an employer of choice; an organisation where performance is valued first, over the hours that employees work.
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