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Bringing A Touch Of Magic To Training

Learning and development companies conventionally go with traditional images to represent themselves and their services. A variety of research papers have stated that it’s widely recognised by learning and development specialists that branding is important within the industry, however branding is poorly conducted, adds no or very little value and lacks originality in the L & D sector. read more

 

Pilkington Launches 'Apprentice' Style Leadership Programme

A powerful new leadership development programme based upon and combining 'The Apprentice' and 'Dragons Den' style principles is soon to be launched by Pilkington Leadership. The courses will be aimed at Business leaders who are interested in growing their leadership potential and careers and who are charged with shaping the culture of their organisations. It is modelled upon a highly successful programme that Pilkington Leadership has carried out with client United Utilities. read more

 

Are A Sword And A Strong Arm Needed To Fight Business Battles? No, But Brave Managers Read on!

Sometimes opportunities are only there for a short time and if we are over cautious they may be lost forever. There are often good reasons not to act but perhaps there is that one very prominent reason to go for it. I don’t have many regrets about decisions at work. The few I do have are mostly about not having followed my gut feel. For example, last year I suspected that someone was not suitable when they were proposed for a new job, and for some reason I did not voice my strong opinion at the time. read more

 

The Need for Leadership

Leaders take their teams, their followers, into new and unknown territory or into familiar territory but with unfamiliar or innovative products or services. There are many types of leaders from those who stride out ahead and expect their team to follow to those who encourage and cajole their teams to higher performance that takes the team to new places. Some leaders demand results from their teams under duress whilst others coax out performance that team members hardly suspected was possible. Many leaders operate using a combination of styles according to the need in any given situation. I've talked about leadership styles here before and will again in later articles this month. read more

 

The Suite Smell Of Security

It’s October and that can only mean one thing – the security software companies, as well as children’s annual book producers, are starting to put ‘2008’ onto everything they release. This is because if it had 2007 on it, retailers would take it off the shelves in December (and yes, that is why monthly magazines are always dated the month after they come out – to extend shelf life). read more

 

Multiple Choice

Jonathan Fitchew of graduate recruitment specialist Pareto Law explains why selling is becoming increasingly popular as a career of choice for Britain's top graduates. read more

 

Give Our Graduates Their Rites Of Passage

Today’s graduates may have the same employment rights as their 50-year old peers but is age discrimination being taken too far and are we denying youngsters the rites of passage that are essential to success? Jonathan Fitchew, joint managing director of Graduate Recruitment and Sales Training Company Pareto Law examines the implications. read more

 

PM’s Plans To Create 250,000 Apprentices Miss Vital Piece Of The Jigsaw

Actions speak louder than words – but are Gordon Brown’s plans to create half a million new jobs, feasible? In light of the Prime Minister’s goal to see available apprenticeships rise from 250,000 to 500,000 over the next 10 years, London’s entry level job site, Fuse Jobs say, “if this vision is to become a reality, it is vital that the country’s perception of vocational training being second rate to academic education is addressed.” read more

 

Hug Your Accountant

[i]In an effort to get small business owners and their accountants closer together so that they can better understand each others needs, an accounting software company is launching a campaign to get Thursday October 25th recognised as National Hug Your Accountant Day.[/i] read more

 

Government Warned Not to Hit Entrepreneurs In Private Equity Crossfire

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned the Government that any plans for a change in tax law aimed at private equity firms could also damage small firms[/ read more