Category Skills

3 pitfalls to avoid during recession

It’s easy to make rash decisions as the economy starts to slump, Giora Morein urges organisations make measured choices when faced with difficult economic conditions As a recession looms large on the global radar, markets are jittery, employees are anxious,…

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TJ Newsflash: 19 May

Welcome to another roundup of news, research and insights from the world of talent, skills, learning and development The rise of the CLO and why it matters The World Economic Forum’s series Growth 2023 this week published its latest offering…

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Learning from life: what I learnt from getting an electric vehicle

Charging of an electric car

This month Michelle Parry-Slater tells us what she learnt from getting an electric car and the pleasure of having acquired new knowledge and skills of finally ‘going alone’ Until last autumn we were driving around in an 18-year-old Volvo XC90…

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Pathways to re-joining the workforce 

Kevin Vashi looks at some of the barriers preventing the unemployed from returning to work The UK is currently in the grip of an unsustainable job market. The rate of unemployment in the UK reached a historic low of 3.7%…

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Self-development – a win for both learners and organisation – part 2

In the second of two articles, Sarah Cook and Steve Macaulay introduce some practical ideas to establish personal development in organisations with some examples of leaders in the field The first article proposed the case for strengthening self-development as a…

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