Talent management allows businesses to attract, develop and retain the right people. In an economic downturn talent management has become increasingly important; nevertheless, it can also quickly become a lower priority in the minds of some businesses that are faced with pressures to cut costs and do...

Name of weekly column: Sprog This week's contributor: Gareth Chick , director, Spring Partnerships Have you noticed that in economic downturns management metaphors disappear overnight? No one is talking about rationalization - it's just plain old cost cutting, and that means redundancies. The...

Name of weekly column: Sprog This week's contributor: Gareth Chick , director, Spring Partnerships Have you noticed that in economic downturns management metaphors disappear overnight? No one is talking about rationalization - it's just plain old cost cutting, and that means redundancies. The...