The study by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) showed that Nelson Mandela and Richard Branson topped the list of inspirational figures in the public eye. The list also features Steve Jobs, John Harvey-Jones and Tony Blair. Margaret Thatcher and Mother Teresa were the only women named within the top 10 role models.
Welcome to this edition of TJ – I hope you will find something practical and useful to take from it.
10 March 2014
Recent research showed that only 33 percent of large employers want an employer direct payment model
10 March 2014
CIPD and RSA call on wisdom of the crowd to help develop a common framework for measuring the contribution people make to business outcomes
6 March 2014
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced its second wave of trailblazer employers who will work to develop and test new models for more employer-based and employer-led...
6 March 2014
Stephen Archer looks at the lessons businesses can learn from the recent recession
3 March 2014
There are five key areas where storytelling can work well to enhance the success of your business communications, Claire Taylor says
5 March 2014
A strategic long-term approach will always add value to the organisation in the future, Liz Hill-Smith says
5 March 2014
Another important change in skills policy is taking place without any debate or hard questions, Martyn Sloman warns
5 March 2014
Training should only be considered if it targets problem areas that need to be addressed,Martin-Christian Kent says
4 March 2014
Howard Kiewe talks to Harvard’s B Price Kerfoot about how revisiting learning over time can make it more sustainable
21 February 2014
Training Journal and learndirect sit down with fellow L&D professionals to discuss the skills young people entering the workforce need.
Treading the boards
1 March 2014
Alisdair Chisholm shines a light on the antics of delegates after dark