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Dragon training…..

Monday, 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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Time off for training - it’s your right.

Wednesday, 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

Wednesday, 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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New year, resolutions for change

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

As salutations of ‘Happy New Year!’ echo around the business community, beneath the surface there are probably quite a few fingers being crossed and economic crystal balls being studied carefully.

At the end of the day, businesses that do not change and move with the times are dead in the water. Which is why we should always be reviewing what we do and how we can do things better.

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Are customers in love with you?

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Well maybe not in love but willing advocates at least!

It’s a well known fact that a high proportion of your future sales will come from your existing customer base - always assuming that you are treating them right and delivering an appropriate level of products and services. And yet it is always amazing to find that often companies are out scouring the hill sides when most of their business is right under their nose.

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