Five tips to improve management and leadership in your busy business
Having worked in the legal profession in both the private and public sector for over 30 years, starting as a solicitor, then partner, manager and now a director, I truly understand the necessity of...
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One Minute Monday: locating the UK's under-used skills
Looking for a thought-provoking stat about employment and skills, but only got a minute? You've come to the right place! Skill under-utilisation occurs when employees have skills above and beyond those...
View ArticleThe importance of a local perspective…Employer Skills Survey 2015
What’s the biggest challenge facing employers today? Is it survival? Growth? Technology? Recruiting skilled staff? The answer, of course, depends on who you ask. To state the obvious, the...
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Lessons from the Telharmonium
Much of our working life today is thanks to the Victorians: the way we light our offices (the electric light bulb was patented in 1879), how we get to work (the pedal-driven bicycle was invented in...
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The truth about time-travel
On June 28th 2009, Professor Stephen Hawking threw a party for time-travellers. Despite telling plenty of people about the date and time, sending out invitations and patiently waiting for guests to...
View ArticleHow retail and hospitality employers are facing the National Living Wage
I recently had the opportunity to chair a panel session at the ‘Better jobs better business’ conference in Leeds with employers and key players that UKCES is working with to explore ways of improving...
View ArticleLocal networks; the key to SME growth?
How can we best support small businesses in the UK to grow and prosper? This is a question we’ve asked again and again at the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES). It was the driving force...
View ArticleStrictly Come Partnership
TV Presenter Laura Whitmore is the latest celebrity to be announced as a contestant in the next series of Strictly Come Dancing. She will be thrown together with an unknown professional and take on...
View ArticleWe're all going on a summer holiday (all year round): overcoming the ups...
At this time of year, hospitality businesses are at full stretch, hosting holiday makers enjoying the British summer and making sure we are all having memorable holidays. But like other sectors, their...
View ArticleBritain’s bosses need a little extra says Hannah Hope
Many British bosses need more help than expected when it comes to managing their firms, but others have stepped in to provide it - according to a new report launched today by the UK Commission for...
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