Not everyone wants to learn, you know…

Posted on15. May, 2012 by susan.

Have you ever tried training someone and felt like you were getting nowhere? This was one of my early HR lessons: We can’t assume everyone wants to learn and develop their skills. In some workplaces and some roles, you will find people who just want to get on with the job they were employed to [...]

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Critical skill shortage 1: Communication

Posted on09. May, 2011 by susan.

Last week’s article on the ‘Top 5′ critical skills in short supply in Banking and Finance generated a lot of interest. As a result of your feedback, we’re going to spend the next few weeks looking at each of the 5 areas of skill shortage in turn – beginning with communication – and give you [...]

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What do you want?

Posted on07. Jun, 2010 by susan.

Last week, our single question survey asked readers “What is the one people management issue that is causing you the most pain right now?” The response was fantastic!  Thanks for all your contributions. Didn’t see it?  It’s not too late to give us your answer and have it added to our list of topics for future webinars [...]

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