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A problem shared……..

February 23rd, 2010

rubiks-cubeDo you remember when the Rubik’s cube first came out?

It seemed initially such a simple problem to solve and yet the more you tried the worse it seemed to get. Frustration and disillusionment soon sank in, not helped by some callow youth strolling over to the wretched thing and solving it in minutes with a flick of the wrist and a flourish.

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Dragon training…..

February 15th, 2010

We spotted an interesting article the other day with a novel approach to training.

Duncan Bannatyne, he of Dragon’s Den, has found a novel way of encouraging his staff to gain additional skills in his health clubs. He calls it the Cosgrove Scale, (we don’t know why either!) and its remarkably simple.

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Is your team performing?

February 7th, 2010

Worried businessmanWhether you manage a sales team , a customer service team, or even a football team, the most important thing is to get a good performance week in and week out. And that means getting the best out of a whole range of individuals and moulding them into a successful unit.

Great teams don’t evolve over night and we can’t all be Alex Ferguson, so it is important that we learn what makes a great team and what actions need to be put in place to create one over time.

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Time off for training - it’s your right.

February 3rd, 2010

Business Woman #223(GS)From April 2010 certain employees will gain the right to request time off for business training or study. Known as ‘time to train’ this is new Government legislation that is intended to increase the level of training within the workforce. A third of employers currently do not offer any form of training which leaves around 8 million employees to fend for themselves.

Opinions are naturally divided on the benefits with Unions welcoming these extra rights for their members. The Institute of Directors however are less convinced about the wisdom of the scheme. Whilst acknowledging the need for an increase in skills, they are concerned about the additional administrative burden on employers.

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People don’t leave jobs, they leave managers

January 20th, 2010

Sad businesswomanA well worn phrase, which we find ourselves using regularly, but a recent survey by the CMI has again proved it to be true.

A staggering 50% of UK workers had left previous employment because of poor management. So what leads to this frightening statistic? Apparently the survey concludes that:

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