Are conferences dead?
We can’t sit down and listen to someone who has all the answers, because that person doesn’t exist, David Williams says
Category Education and skills
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Hay Group: Graduates lacking the people skills employers are looking for
People skills continue to grow increasingly important for businesses, as globalisation accelerates and organisational structures change. In this context, 93 per cent percent of those surveyed believe employees with strong people skills deliver better commercial impact
Number of young people not in work or education in England falls to 10 year low
The number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in England is at its lowest for a decade
New white paper helps L&D teams to maximise the benefits of digital learning
The new paper examines the evolution of digital learning, the benefits it provides and the challenges of implementation
Developing your digital strategy
Jan Mueller provides advice on how businesses can develop their digital strategy in order to attract, retain and develop talent
L&D must embrace digital learning
Silo thinking and uncertainty about how to proceed with digital learning present a real threat to the perceived relevance of L&D
Agile mindset: training is part of the map on your agile journey
The key to agile success is to match the training to a cultural transformation, Peter Measey says
PwC: Firms lacking strategic leaders who can affect change
Businesses face a stark shortfall of strategic leaders able to deliver successful transformation. Solving ‘wicked’ problems is beyond most high-achieving operational managers in public and private sectors. Only eight per cent of senior managers have strategist attributes required to affect…
UK businesses turn to interim managers to drive change and transformation, survey finds
Nearly half of all interims (46 per cent) were recruited to run change and transformation projects, 17 per cent of interims were hired for their specialist skills and just seven per cent to fill employment gaps – the more traditional…
Retailers must drive customer engagement from the top to improve profits, says ReThink Retail
The specialist retail recruiter argues that firms must have buy-in from board members if they want to drive improved customer engagement and increase profits
