Inducting tips in a recession…
June 18, 2009 by Iain · Leave a Comment
The first 90 days of an employee’s tenure are the most important – but does this change in a recession?
It turns out that they are even more important in downturn – there is more talent out there to pick from but that doesn’t necessarily mean they will stay with your organisation. Recruitment specialists are scrapping for every role and headhunting has now become ‘the norm’.
A robust and planned induction process is a must-have for any organisation that is serious about their staff. The ASTD suggests the following 6 key-stones when onboarding: Read more
You are prejudiced!
November 10, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
You don’t mean to be but you are. We know research tells us that in meeting someone it takes us only a few seconds to make our mind up about that individual. We know virtually nothing about them, yet we decided how we feel about them.
Take me to your…
July 25, 2008 by Ian Florance · Leave a Comment
Leadership is a skill in short supply. This has a number of implications:
• it leads to poor succession planning, a particular problem for UK industry, and may be wiping £2bn a year from the FTSE 350 according to Investors in People;
