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theHRDIRECTOR Issue 69
This issue we speak to
James Dalgleish
Head of HR - London Fire Brigade

FEATURES

Special Report
Interim Management
Retention
Reward & Recognition
Leadership

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Hays Human Resources
Northgate Arinso
Mind
QVC
New Balance

Talent Management

Talent blooms and flourishes
Talent management is one of those fashionable terms open to wide interpretation. Coined in the late 1980s it refers broadly to the process of attracting, developing and retaining skilled workers within a company, recognising that in today’s flexible business environment success at the individual level is typically a precondition of success at the company level.
Moscow is the most expensive city int he world for expatriates
Moscow is the world’s most expensive city for expatriates for the third consecutive year, according to the latest Cost of Living Survey from Mercer. Tokyo is in second position climbing two places since last year, whereas London drops one place to rank third. Oslo climbs six places to 4th place and is followed by Seoul in 5th. Asunción in Paraguay is the least expensive city in the ranking for the sixth year running.
Wake up call for boomer bosses
Baby Boomer business leaders must change their approach to strategy if they are to succeed in the boardroom and lead the next generation of managers more effectively. Research into strategy and planning, "The EDGE Report", commissioned by Cognosis, sheds fresh light on why ‘strategy’ must change, becoming far more participative and far less exclusive to the top team.
Global Companies struggle to find long-term solutions in 'War for Talent'
Eighty-two per cent of global human resources leaders believe that the ‘war for talent’ is a key and enduring business issue over the next 10 years and beyond yet most are focusing their current efforts on finding shorter-term solutions, according to a recent study from Resources Global Professionals (Resources), the multinational professional services firm.
UK losing war on talent as recession bites
According to recent research the UK is losing the war on talent as senior executives look overseas to further their careers and escape the economic downturn. The study of the job moves of 13,269 executives in 2007/08 was commissioned by leading European recruitment website, Experteer. The study reveals the UK suffers from a talent imbalance of eight per cent with more senior executives seeking opportunities overseas than arriving to fill vacancies.
Talent crisis hits multinationals in China
Research from global management consultancy, Hay Group, has revealed that more that 37% of foreign companies in China are failing to achieve their growth, revenue and profit targets. The findings are likely to make worrying reading for UK multi-nationals struggling to achieve a return on their investments in China – currently estimated to total some £363 million.
IT ‘crying out’ for grads
Research by the UK’s only student and employer matchmaking site has found that IT companies across the UK have the largest amount of surplus work out of all the sectors across the UK, with three fifths saying they would look to students and graduates to work on projects they didn’t have time to do.
Five day charity challenge bonds teams
Over 100 of the UK's leading companies reinvested in their workforce and challenged them to test their skills at the world's leading corporate talent-building event - The Microsoft UK Challenge 2009.
Scientists in demand
The UK science labour market had a tough 2009, shedding both permanent and contract staff. Despite this some sectors such as oil/gas/petrochemicals, biotechnology plus food & beverage have been resilient to the consumer downturn and have continued to hire scientific staff.
Flexible working key to staff retention
According to new research by specialist financial recruitment firm Robert Half Finance & Accounting and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), finance professionals are working longer hours yet are looking for more flexibility.
Improving staff retention is top 2008 resolution for UK HR Managers
The survey, “HR Challenges in 2008”, asked more than 200 senior HR managers in the United Kingdom (UK) about their biggest challenges in the coming 12 months, what tools they need to help optimise HR performance, and their HR budget expectations.