Big data use vital in CEO succession planning, says executive search firm
The study found that current practices are largely insufficient in determining if candidates have the potential to make the step up to CEO level
Month April 2015
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DofE comes out top in CIPD survey as most recognised volunteering programme
A DofE Award gives young applicants the edge but there’s work to be done to motivate more employers to look out for and value youth development programmes as part of the recruitment process. The DofE is therefore calling for more employers…
Optimising talent management with digital services
Richard Shea provides some advice on how firms can enhance their digital offering and gain real benefits
How leadership is changing in the 21st century
Today’s employees are not impressed with your title or years of experience like they used to be, Blaire Palmer says
Businesses urged to support 42,000 people with dementia who are still of working age
One in five (20 per cent) people living with dementia are under the age of retirement and could be making a valuable contribution to businesses. With the UK statutory retirement age rising, and the number of people with dementia expected…
Increase your infIuence without using authority
Recognising different character types is a very effective way of influencing people, Stephen Archer says
Report calls for urgent changes to help over 50s stay in work for longer
Recommendations made to employers on how to drive change needed to encourage people to continue working into later life include implementing unconscious bias training for those involved in recruitment; widening apprenticeships to the over-50s; introducing flexible benefits and adapting training and development opportunities…
African leaders need to “leapfrog the shackles of convention”
A major focus of the conference will be on the role technology-assisted learning can play in helping to develop the skills vital for the future of Africa
The importance of the user experience
Innovation for the sake of innovation has toppled many top businesses when they were at their peak, Dominic Kitchin says
Senior leaders to experience the impact that the natural environment has on learning
Many leaders state that in order for them to learn and develop they need time and space away from the office for reflection – something that often seems unattainable. The most effective place for learning is in an environment that…
