Purpose – Describes an award‐winning graduate‐training program that helped a fast‐growing engineering consultancy to expand its national and international operations while retaining the close knowledge of local markets that is more typical of a small business. Design/methodology/approach...

Purpose – Describes how investing almost £500,000 in training its 100 employees helped Chess Telecom to prepare for growth. Design/methodology/approach – Details how the training was devised and delivered, in an award‐winning partnership with training provider TWF. Findings – Explains...

Purpose – Describes major strategic changes – supported by training and empowerment – in the customer‐services department of RS Components. Design/methodology/approach – Explains what gave rise to the changes and the effects they have had. Findings – Provides practical examples of...

Purpose – Focuses on the reasons why the majority of improvement programs stall and fail. Design/methodology/approach – Explains that many improvement programs could have been shown, before they were launched, to have a low probability of success, while others stall because of people's...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show what we have learned from the recession. Design/methodology/approach – This paper indicates areas of change which need to be made. How to better manager people, particularly with a more diverse workforce, how to manage change, how to deal with...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to look at specific issues that relate to ‘occupational embeddedness’ through which individuals become ‘enmeshed’ in their occupations. Design/methodology/approach – Three hypotheses were tested relating to such issues as employees' core task...

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the...

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the...

Purpose – Early last year, the CIPD released survey findings exploring how talent management strategies are being affected by the current uncertain economic backdrop and how important talent management is to organizations when things get tough. The reason for surveying on this topic was not to...

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the...