May 2008 - Posts

• Corporate mothers | working mums
  	Friday, 30 May 2008   Editor Almost 70% of new mothers are anxious about returning to work after maternity leave, according to a recent survey carried out by the newly launched Corporate Mothers , a new consultancy that helps organisations to attract and retain more working mothers...

• Volunteering | just do it
  	Friday, 30 May 2008   Editor The filth columnist 600 of my colleagues are heading out over the next three weeks to spend a day on one of a number of volunteering projects. This represents 40% of the workforce. Not bad for a business that only switched its CSR programme around a year...

• Fired up | The Apprentice | Week 10
  	Wednesday, 28 May 2008   Editor Christopher Davies , professional support lawyer, Halliwells Lee and Michael were project leaders this week in the supercar rental task. Both teams had to choose from a variety of supercars. The two they thought would enable them to make the most money...

• Fuel poor | The filth columnist
  	Friday, 23 May 2008   Editor TFC continues his pursuit of the real motives that lurk within the world of CSR. This week he turns on power. Here's a question for you. How much responsibility does a company have to its customers? By this I mean is it fair that customers should...

• Fired up | The Apprentice | Week nine
  	Thursday, 22 May 2008   Editor Christopher Davies , professional support lawyer, Halliwells Raef Bjayou and Alex Wotherspoon were this week’s project managers leading their respective teams in the task of creating a television advert for tissues. Raef’s team lost as the advert, while...

• Training | Train to Gain
  	Thursday, 22 May 2008   Editor Question: I’m the HR manager for a small financial firm and increasingly concerned about the credit crunch’s impact on our business. We won’t be able to afford pay rises this year and staff are anxious about their job prospects. How can we keep our staff...

• Salary survey findings | national management salary survey
  	Wednesday, 21 May 2008   Editor Figures released today show that redundancies among the UK’s executive population have hit their highest peak since 2001, with data also revealing concerns for the HR sector. However, reflecting the confused nature of the current economic climate, data...

• Employee engagement | corporate intranets
  	Tuesday, 20 May 2008   Editor Employee engagement is always a burning issue but one way to tackle this could be by using a corporate social networking tool argues Patrice Barbedette, founder of Jobpartners, a talent management solutions provider. You can use corporate social networking...

• Blogging | go on, start a recruitment blog
  	Monday, 19 May 2008   Editor Don't just stare at a blank screen, fill it up with your wisdom for all to see. Recruitment blogs are becoming a popular part of online recruitment marketing strategies. Susanna Cesar Morton, marketing director, Advorto A blog (a shortened version...

• Social networking | get your head around it
  	Monday, 19 May 2008   Editor I've been meeting a lot of HR directors and heads of HR, yet, while many of them are business savvy HR professionals working in large organisations that have a suite of impressive brands behind them, I'm constantly amazed that the majority do...

• Au revoir | the last HR Circles newsletter
  	Friday, 16 May 2008   Editor We're saying au revoir after seven months and 30 issues. But it's only a temporary departure as we prepare for a relaunch that will tie us more closely to our parent brand, Changeboard . We're still adding new material, so keep visiting and...

• Podcasts | listen up!
  	Friday, 16 May 2008   Editor Check out our new podcast section that you'll find in the HR Essentials section. We’ve recently teamed up with Management-Issues.com to provide the community with a weekly podcast on the latest hot topics that affect you, as well as Best Companies...

• HR director? | Nah, I'm a revolutionary
  	Friday, 16 May 2008   Editor Move over HR, CSR is the way forward argues the filth columnist (TFC). TFC asks, are you a revolutionary and progressive thinker or more tea and tissues? The Filth Columnist Now here's a thing. The classic model of CSR aims to address a business'...

• Fired up | The Apprentice | Week eight
  	Wednesday, 14 May 2008   Editor Christopher Davies , professional support lawyer, Halliwells This week’ show saw adversaries Helene Speight and Lucinda Ledgerwood manage their respective teams in the wedding dress challenge. Lucinda again showed good management skills and her team clearly...

• Charity sector | skills shortage boosts interims
  	Tuesday, 13 May 2008   Editor 8 out of 10 interim managers, specialising in the UK Charity sector believe there is a major skills shortage at all levels in third sector organisations, according to a new survey of over 100 interim managers, polled recently by Russam GMS . Other pressures...