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Working mothers in the boardroom
Chris ParkeThis paper aims to focus on the importance of ensuring that enough women take their place on boards of directors.
Training powers continuous improvement at Bourns: Employees have a key role in developing the business
This paper aims to describe an award‐winning training program that helped UK electronics business Bourns to improve its products, streamline its working practices, reduce its…
Scottish semiconductor firm chips in with the skills that matter: Award‐winning training promotes world‐class performance
This paper aims to describe an award‐winning training program at Greenock‐based National Semiconductor UK Ltd.
MITIE puts tomorrow's top talent on course for success: Most promising managers get lessons in the art of leadership
This paper aims to describe how strategic outsourcing and energy‐services company MITIE has teamed up with the UK's Cranfield School of Management to provide its most promising…
HSBC lends a hand to back‐to‐work parents: Employees guaranteed part‐time work after maternity or paternity leave
This paper aims to describe how HSBC is set to offer all new parents a part‐time role at a pro‐rata salary and the same level as their original role following maternity or…
Nationwide drives change through its apprenticeship program: Vehicle repairer bids to ensure good technical knowledge across the business
The paper aims to detail how UK automotive‐repair group Nationwide is reforming its apprenticeships to improve the retention rates of trainees during and after the program.
Change is a way of life at Konica Minolta: Employees trained to make their mark in customer service
This paper aims to describe the impact of constant organizational change on human‐resource management at print‐services company Konica Minolta.
OpenText builds a high‐performance culture for the long‐term: Workshops on sales and customer service teach teams how to work under pressure
Describes how OpenText, an international enterprise‐software company, wanted to align its expanding European business under a common framework, following a period of rapid growth…
Sodexo seeks to get more women into 300 top jobs: Executive team drives quest for greater gender equality
This paper aims to describe how international food and facilities‐management firm Sodexo is trying to increase the number of women in its top jobs, and why the company…
A journey to award‐winning employee engagement
Anna PowisThis paper aims to describe how the introduction of an innovative approach to employee engagement – including a new performance‐management process with performance‐related pay, an…
Coloplast employees learn the secrets of Olympic success: Sport boosts the performance of marketing people
This paper aims to describe the policies that have helped UK medical‐device company Coloplast to earn a place in the Sunday Times list of the top 100 companies to work for.
Covenant creates a healthy talent pool: Training program solves the succession problem
Tim H. VanderpylThis paper aims to describe how Covenant Health has developed an ongoing talent pool of health‐care aides (HCAs) to staff its health‐care facilities at St Therese Villa (STV), a…
How understanding workforce data can invigorate your organization: An interview with Tim Ringo, co‐author of Calculating Success
Interview by Gareth BellThe purpose of this paper is to provide an interview with Tim Ringo.
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