November 2007 - Posts

• My greatest challenge - Nick Hawley, Groupe Eurotunnel’s new HR Director for UK Operations
  	Friday, 30 November 2007   Editor Every week, we ask a senior HR professional about the greatest workplace challenge they have faced and how they dealt with it. This week, we hear from Nick Hawley, Groupe Eurotunnel’s new HR Director for UK Operations. “One of the most demanding challenges...

• The ABC of CSR
  	Friday, 30 November 2007   Editor Creating and implementing a corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy can improve morale and enhance your company’s public image. Ben Harris, founder and Managing Director of marketing agency New Brand Vision, explains what it is and how to do it....

• My greatest challenge - Nikki Hood, Head of Learning & Development, Yell
  	Friday, 23 November 2007   Editor Every week, we ask a senior HR professional about the greatest challenge they have faced and how they dealt with it. This week, we hear from Nikki Hood, Head of Learning and Development for Yell. “In a previous role I had to set up a new business unit...

• Is this your problem?
  	Friday, 23 November 2007   Editor I’m too stressed to cope… If you’re constantly feeling tired, irritable and anxious, you could be suffering from work-related stress. The long-term effects can include depression, high blood pressure and heart disease, so it is vital you recognise the...

• How to do it: Manage your customer relationships
  	Friday, 23 November 2007   Editor How to do it: Manage your customer relationships • Communicate with customers • Measure customer service levels • Assess your resource levels • Hold training sessions on a continuous basis • Make the most of technology When working for a developing business...

• 10 ways to raise your game
  	Friday, 16 November 2007   Editor It’s a simple equation. Improving staff productivity is likely to boost your company’s performance and profitability. So, what straightforward steps can you take to get more out of your people? 1. Improve the workplace. A cleaner, more orderly or spacious...

• Networking Secrets
  	Friday, 16 November 2007   Editor The chances are that you are already networking regularly without realising it. Or maybe you’re attending lots of promising events, but not making the contacts you’d hoped to. Either way, a strategic approach towards networking can give your chances of...

• My greatest challenge - Ann Pickering, Head of Human Resources for O2 UK
  	Friday, 16 November 2007   Editor Every week, we ask an HR Director about the greatest challenge they have faced and how they dealt with it. This week, we hear from Ann Pickering, Head of Human Resources for O2 UK. “In one of my former HR roles at a major financial institution, I had...

• Beating the winter blues
  	Friday, 09 November 2007   Editor Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is thought to affect millions of people in the UK every year and may well be at the root of an annual slump in productivity across the country. What can you do to help your staff beat the winter blues? Every winter, workplaces...

• Ten ways to give great presentations
  	Friday, 09 November 2007   Editor A presentation is a great way to deliver your key messages to colleagues, clients and business partners. Here are ten ways you can improve your skills to make your presentations pack more of a punch. 1. Be clear about your key messages. Give your presentation...

• My greatest challenge - David Heath, HR Director at Alexander Mann Solutions
  	Friday, 09 November 2007   Editor Every week, we ask an HR Director about the greatest challenge they have faced and how they dealt with it. This week, we hear from David Heath, HR Director for Alexander Mann Solutions. “The majority of my career has been focused on helping people to...

• How to launch an employee induction process
  	Thursday, 08 November 2007   Editor Author: Lisa Pickup at People Possibilities When to use this guide • If you are launching a new employee induction process • If your current induction process is not delivering the right results • If you have identified a high turnover rate for new joiners...

• Care in the community (Vodafone)
  	Wednesday, 07 November 2007   Editor Vodafone takes its Corporate Social Responsibility seriously. Matthew Brearley, HR director at Vodafone UK, tells us why the Corporate Responsibility Programme is an important aspect of the organisation. Can you give us a brief outline of your Corporate...

• An inspirational manager?
  	Monday, 05 November 2007   Editor Source: theHRDIRECTOR Date: April 2007 JUDITH LEARY-JOYCE, CEO OF GREAT COMPANIES CONSULTING AND AUTHOR OF “INSPIRATIONAL MANAGER” AND “BECOMING AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE”, EXPLAINS WHAT MAKES AN INSPIRATIONAL MANAGER, THE BENEFITS THEY CAN BRING TO AN ORGANISATION...

• Feelgood factors
  	Friday, 02 November 2007   Editor Source: Management Today Date: June 2007 Author: Helen Kirwan-Taylor Sedentary lifestyles, poor diet and stress can cause sluggishness and absenteeism at work. Keen to pep up employee performance, firms are putting in place wellness initiatives such as...