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HR should be buried and then given a seat on the board
Paul BridleFocuses on the strategic role that human‐resource management should play to help to ensure organizational success.
Seaworks boss makes his point with a chainsaw: Bill Day keeps physical and metaphorical barriers at bay
Considers how Bill Day, owner of ocean‐salvage company Seaworks, deals with issues of trust and employee disengagement.
Talent management is Bupharm's prescription for success: Family‐owned firm competes effectively with the multinationals
Examines the recruitment and talent‐management policies introduced at Indian pharmaceutical company Bupharm, which are helping the organization to compete for talent with some of…
Thiess Kentz builds workforce skills: Advanced‐entry adult‐apprenticeship training scheme benefits trainees and employer
Evaluates the advanced‐entry adult‐apprenticeship scheme that Thiess Kentz construction company in Australia introduced in partnership with group‐training organization East Coast…
Slimmed‐down EMI retains its star performers: Protecting the employer “brand” at times of redundancy
Details major reforms at EMI, including a significant cut in the number of employees, following a private‐equity‐firm buy‐out.
Norbert Dentressangle delivers managers of tomorrow: Foundation‐degree students impress course leader
Describes how the UK logistics division of Norbert Dentressangle has teamed up with the University of Northampton Business School to offer the two‐year degree to the company's…
Lex looks to the talent that will drive its future: Program includes placements, mentoring and coaching
Details the two‐year Lex Talent program, which helps the contract‐hire provider of company cars and vans to develop people to lead the business in the future.
Moorhouse Group targets training for growth: Individual development plans help to embed learning in the business
Describes how carefully targeted training improved the productivity of a UK insurance company's sales team and increased the number of calls it handled by 56 percent.
Mentoring “makes” the salesforce at CDW: Scheme transforms college leavers into productive members of the workforce
Describes how CDW Corporation, Illinois, USA – a fast‐growing company with a young workforce, many recruited straight from college – relies heavily on mentoring to provide the…
Enterprise makes the most of modern apprenticeships: Managing director praises energy and commitment of firm's young trainees
Examines the role of modern apprenticeships in helping to fill skill gaps at Aberdeen‐based Enterprise Engineering Services.
Everyone's a winner with Ford of Canada's employee‐volunteer program: Scheme sites the company firmly within its community
Explores how an employee‐volunteer program (EVP), as one aspect of responsible corporate citizenship, can influence the relationships between a firm, its employees and its…
Golden jobs under the McDonald's arches: Company excels in Investors in People awards
Explains that McDonald's UK has become one of the first organizations to earn the new Investors in People (IIP) gold award.
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