New academic centre to boost employees’ performance at work launches this month

City University London is set to launch a new interdisciplinary Centre for Performance at Work, in recognition of the billions of pounds that organisations spend every year to recruit, develop and retain staff. The centre hopes to work with businesses to shape new thinking and develop evidence-based solutions on leadership, performance, well being at work and talent management. View More >

Coaching association says alleged Downing Street bullying storm could help raise awareness of wider workplace problem

Allegations about bullying in Downing Street should serve as a reminder about how common the issue is in the workplace, according to the Association for Coaching (AC UK). It says one in seven workers have been bullied in their current job, according to a YouGov poll published last year, and one in five say that bullying is an issue where they work. View More >

Workers resigning through the recession despite difficult job market

More people resigned from their jobs in the past year compared to the previous 12 months despite the recession and tight job market. The Chartered Management Institute (CMI), which collected the figures for its National Management Salary Survey, says that “questions must be asked” about employee engagement levels in organisations nationwide as a result. View More >

Organisations say they are preparing for the upturn by strengthening their leaders

The role of talent management is being focused on strengthening the existing leadership of companies preparing for the economic recovery, a survey has found. In a poll of more than 500 senior people development professionals across 17 countries 70 per cent of respondents from the UK said they were seeking to do more coaching of line managers and leadership training to deal with under-performers. View More >

Failing to train staff in negotiating skills is costing companies millions

Organisations with no negotiating processes in place have suffered large financial losses in recent years compared to companies with well developed capabilities, a study has found. Researchers from behavioural change consultancy Huthwaite International found that companies with no negotiation processes saw their profitability plummet more than 60 per cent between 2007 and 2008. View More >

Public services suffering due to people management crisis

A crisis in people management is threatening the delivery of public services, according to a report released this week. The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) says the sporadic and inadequate quality of front line management is resulting in high levels of absence and an inability to tackle poor performance in the public sector. View More >

UK organisations waste almost £10bn a year on poor training

UK organisations are wasting almost £10bn on ineffective training each year, according to research. The striking figure is the result of a study by KnowledgePool, a managed learning organisation, which found a quarter of all training fails to yield a significant performance improvement. View More >

Developing middle managers tops L&D priority list for 2010, says new survey

Organisations are pouring their resources into employees with the potential to lead them into an uncertain future, says a new survey released yesterday (Tuesday). Rather than abandon learning and development in the face of the recession, organisations are looking to the long-term and making developing middle managers’ leadership and change-management skills a priority. View More >

MacLeod to show employers how to put engagement findings into practice

David MacLeod, the author of a government commissioned report that directly linked employee engagement with organisational success, is taking his message on the road. In March, along with report co-author Nita Clarke, MacLeod will be speaking at a one-day event exploring what engagement means in a practical context. View More >

Head of L&D at banking giant outlines criteria for judging leadership potential

Leadership potential can be assessed and developed from six core skills, according to the head of human capital at UBS bank. Speaking on Thursday, at a Kenexa leadership seminar on developing talent, John Mahoney-Phillips said that the most important skills leaders possess are universal and can be identified in individuals as varied as Gandhi and Winston Churchill. View More >

'Alan Sugar test' created to spot entrepreneurs

A test that claims it can identify the next generation of entrepreneurs has been devised by a London University academic. The 'Alan Sugar test', as it has been dubbed, also claims to spot students who are more likely to start their own business or show a flair for enterprise. View More >

Managers struggling to develop staff during the downturn

Only six per cent of UK managers believe their organisation can thrive and ride out the global economic crisis, according to research. The survey of 850 managers also found almost 60 per cent feel the recession is having a negative impact on their organisation with many unable to develop their staff due to spending restrictions. View More >

CIPD calls for government campaign to promote people management skills

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is calling for a national awareness campaign of good people management skills among line managers. It makes up part of a document the organisation has produced ahead of this year’s General Election, which it has dubbed its “manifesto for a recovery that lasts”. View More >

Growing employee confidence viewed as key indication of economic recovery

British workers’ confidence in the companies they work for rose at the end of last year, according to figures from a global study. Researchers from personnel development solutions provider, Kenexa Research Institute, quizzed more than 15,000 employees in 12 countries and say the findings indicate the UK is in a state of resurgence. View More >

Managers put staff training at the top of their New Year's resolutions lists

Figures from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) reveal managers are aiming to focus on their staff through skills development ahead of traditional New Year priorities such as networking or spending time with clients. According to the CMI the results from its Future Forecast survey show that business leaders recognise the importance of putting staff back at the heart of their organisations. View More >

Mid table mediocrity for UK managers as only half are considered effective by staff

Only half of employees in the UK rate their managers as effective, a study has found. This compares to more than two-thirds of employees in India, the country with the highest rating. View More >

CBI says recession is the catalyst for a decade of business change

The recession has kick-started a more collaborative era in business, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). In a report launched today the CBI says companies will begin responding to skills gaps by refocusing employee development through collaboration and achieving a greater return on investment in training. View More >

Is there such a thing as a new leadership paradigm?

Veteran BBC journalist John Humphrys yesterday challenged senior business leaders to explain what the so-called ‘new paradigm’ of leadership was. In a provocative business debate, on the last day of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s annual conference in Manchester, the award winning presenter of Radio 4’s Today programme wrangled with Shaa Wasmund, CEO of business support organisation Smarta.com, Sir Christopher Kelly, chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life and Steve Easterbrook, president and CEO of McDonald’s UK, over what differentiated a modern business leader form his or her predecessors. View More >

Selfless leaders make the difference between good and great companies

Great companies are defined by the people they employ and not by what they do, according to a best-selling American business academic. Speaking this morning, on the first day of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development annual conference and exhibition in Manchester, Jim Collins (pictured), who has researched the differences between highly successful companies said "greatness is not a function of circumstance but conscious choice and discipline". View More >

What would management be like if staff chose their managers?

Workers should be able to choose who manages them, according to an award-winning training company. Henry Stewart of Happy People, which specialises in organisational development, claims such a move would improve employee engagement, motivate staff and increase productivity, as well as highlighting who the good managers are within an organisation. View More >

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