Successful leaders require a few skills…
August 27, 2008 by Ian · Leave a Comment
Cognisco surveyed 400 companies in the UK and US and on this basis estimated that employee misunderstandings cost companies at least £18.7 billion.
Level playing field
July 29, 2008 by Iain · Leave a Comment
The CIPD’s annual Recruitment, Retention and Turnover Survey (2008) reports a number of key findings.
“Appointing people who have the potential to grow but who currently don’t have all that’s required is the most frequently used initiative to overcome difficulties”. Three quarters of respondents said this was their biggest challenge.
Some candidates seem attractive because they come across well in the interview, have leadership qualities or are particularly articulate. Read more
Put your money where you mouth is…
July 15, 2008 by Iain · Leave a Comment
The Holst Group were contacted by TrainingZone.co.uk - the UK’s most popular site for corporate training professionals with an online network of over 40,000 active members.
Training Zone wanted to know why we were so confident about our Training Guarantee and why we promise to fully re-train clients who feel their programme has not been effective after three months.
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How to take command of your staff turnover
June 16, 2008 by Iain · Leave a Comment
There are two ways to think about the training and development of your staff.
- If you train them they might leave - worrying
- If you do not train them they might stay - even more worrying Read more
What do psychometric tests measure and what are they used for?
April 13, 2008 by Iain · Leave a Comment
If you are a parent, your children take them at school in between examinations to check their progress and predict their results. They sometimes highlight particular strengths and areas that need more teaching.
If you have entered work on a graduate recruitment scheme, you’ve probably taken one during the milk round. And you may well have sat one when you went for your first or subsequent jobs.
