Purpose – This paper aims to describe how international food and facilities‐management firm Sodexo is trying to increase the number of women in its top jobs, and why the company particularly welcomes job applications from former members of the military. Design/methodology/approach – The...

Purpose – This paper aims to describe the policies that have helped UK medical‐device company Coloplast to earn a place in the Sunday Times list of the top 100 companies to work for. Design/methodology/approach – The paper explains the reasons for the policies, the form they take and the...

Purpose – This paper aims to describe how Covenant Health has developed an ongoing talent pool of health‐care aides (HCAs) to staff its health‐care facilities at St Therese Villa (STV), a designated assisted‐living (DAL) seniors' care facility in Southern Alberta....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an interview with Tim Ringo. Design/methodology/approach – The paper interviews Tim Ringo, co‐author of Calculating Success: How the New Workplace Analytics will Revitalize your Organization . Findings – The paper tells how Ringo came to...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe how high‐performing organizations require effective performance‐management systems to promote and develop the necessary values, principles and competencies. Design/methodology/approach – The paper explains, in the context of performance...

Purpose – This paper aims to describe a training program, devised and delivered by training and development company Courageous Success, which has transformed manufacturing at Greencore Grocery. Design/methodology/approach – The paper explains the reasons for the program, the form it took and...

Purpose – This paper aims to consider how major international company Kentz Corporation is helping to overcome the shortage of skilled workers in the fast‐growing South African construction and engineering industry by training people of its own. Design/methodology/approach – The paper...

Purpose – This paper aims to describes how Ink, a firm that specializes in connecting companies with travelers, is to reform the system of incentives for its global sales teams by rewarding the way they sell rather than simply the sales they make. Design/methodology/approach – The paper...

Purpose – This paper aims to describe how UK recruitment company Pertemps has retained its small‐company mentality despite ten years of growth which have seen its employee numbers rise to more than 1,000. Design/methodology/approach – The paper explains how the company prides itself on...

Purpose – This paper seeks to describe food‐company Tulip's Talent for the New Generation scheme, which provides first‐hand experience across the industry to young people at every level of education. Design/methodology/approach – The paper explains the origins of the scheme and the form...