Ongoing Training and Development – A Recipe for Career Success

Training and development can sometimes fall off the radar, victim to more immediate business concerns. But we would go with the approach of W. Edwards Deming who commented that as “Learning is not compulsory…neither is survival”! In our view, the short term view of putting urgent before important will compromise long term company performance. Every […]

A Diverse Workforce is a Better Workforce

As business becomes more global, it increasingly encounters a more culturally diverse customer base. Hiring a varied workforce shows respect for customer diversity, may increase the extent to which customers identify with the company, and secures internal innovation. Recruiting is one of the most difficult tasks an employer can face, and many can often be […]

Are Britain’s Schools and Universities Preparing Young People Well Enough for Work?

There is a growing concern amongst employers that Britain’s schools and universities are failing to prepare students for life after university. The days of Britain’s schools and universities being dedicated to the pursuit of obscure and arcane knowledge, ‘Pimms and Punting,’ and afternoon debates about Heidegger and Hegel have long since passed. Schools and universities […]

Who is Responsible for Professional Training?

Are you an employer or an employee with views on workplace training? We’d love to hear from you and invite your comments below……….. Mission critical to the savvy job candidate is the ability to match their skills to those of the desired position. The success of this match is the lynchpin of the recruitment industry. […]

Benefits of Workforce Training

Are you an employer or employee with views on workforce training? We’d love to hear from you and invite your comments below… What price ignorance? What price training? As organisational purse strings tighten, training is one of the first things to go. A report in The Guardian mentions that during 2009 more than half the training […]