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TELLING THE HONEST TRUTH

Being true to your words is one thing, but what about the business arena? Does honesty make the best company? more..

SUCCESS IS ... LOVING YOUR STAFF

Since Mike Snapes led a buy-in for Hillarys Blinds two years ago, one of his central goals has been "making Hillarys and exceptional place to work". more..

AMERICA TO VIDEOS: DROP DEAD

Videocassettes moved closer to obsolescence in the US last month as dealers reported that 80% of home video purchases were DVD’s, up from 64% in May 2002. more..

BULLIES GET TO BE BOSS

Managers who fly into a rage and blame others when things go wrong are more likely to succeed. more..

SUPPLIERS GET THE WAITROSE MESSAGE

The Upmarket food retailer's training schemes provide an insight to both sides of the business. more..

HOW TO PREPARE FOR AN INTERVIEW

A brilliant CV and cover letter create employment opportunities but they will not secure you a job. more..

MANUFACTURING OUTSOURCING AT IBC VEHICLES

What if a new facility for your manufacturing plant would add substantial value in terms of layout, process flow and robustness - all essential in order to deliver business needs more effectively - but you need another .0 million pounds (UK) to fund the facility? more..

FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT

The food industry has long been accustomed to the 'inspection' process. more..

MAKE EVERY WORKER COUNT TO CUT COSTS

A leading Volkswagen dealer was so concerned about high staff turnover and low profitability that it called in management consultants. more..

OUTSOURCING NOT QUITE THE MARKET THAT WAS ORIGINALLY PREDICTED

While Accenture has reported increasing revenues from outsourcing, the service line is proving to be not quite the panacea that consultancies thought it might be. more..

STRATEGY DEPLOYMENT AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT - MISSING LINKS

A survey of 28 major UK-based companies highlighted several missing links in the way organisations are using performance measurement and management systems. more..

CONFIDENCE IN LEADERSHIP

I was in Manhattan a few days after September 11th for a meeting with a CEO who has an office six blocks away from the World Trade Centre. more..

MAKING THE WORKPLACE A PLACE OF LEARNING

'There are no bad pupils, only bad teachers'. If this is true, then it's no less true in the workplace than in the classroom. more..

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY

The food industry has witnessed a dramatic growth in the utilisation of information technology to facilitate and automate numerous business processes. more..

TOP TIPS FOR CHOOSING YOUR IT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Changing a company's business management IT system is one of the biggest decisions and investments a company can make. It is vital that the company considers the bigger picture, knowing exactly what it is hoping to achieve with the software. more..

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT - SCM

Supply chain management (SCM) has become one of the most over used and abused terms in the management dictionary. more..

10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR COMPETITIORS

Coping with competitors is a fact of life for most businesses and very few can genuinely claim that they have none. more..

THERE'S NO NICE WAY TO BE MADE REDUNDANT

Unless you were a goody two-shoes, you will remember what the long walk to the headmaster's study felt like. more..

IMPROVING THE WORK-LIFE BALANCE

Flexible working can help senior executives outperform their full-time counterparts. more..

NO TIME FOR RFP'S

"We knew we probably should do it, but we didn't have time." That hindsight comment is one we have heard numerous times. more..

DEALING WITH THE DOWNTURN

Adversity can be turned to opportunity during economic downturn. more..

WHY HAVE APPRAISALS

You can't change the past, but you can shape the future. more..

BEWARE EFFECT OF JOB CUTS ON REST OF STAFF

Never mind the turbulent markets - the right management style is now more vital than ever in retaining good workers. more..

LOVE ACROSS A KEYBOARD

Memo to all. Office romances can be seriously hazardous to your career. more..

FAT IS A CAREER ISSUE

We are a fat lot. More than half the population is overweight, and 21 per cent of women and 17 per cent of men are clinically obese. more..

FIRMS GET CASH BOOST TO CRACK DOWN ON BULLYING

Companies aiming to crack down on bullying and build a better work/life balance for their staff are to share a £1.5 million Government payout. more..

10 A LEVELS, 5 YEARS EXPERIENCE AND ONLY 16

Millions of job seekers in Britain lie on their CVs when applying for a new position, according to new research published recently. more..

MANUFACTURING BEING IGNORED

With the two tier economy becoming more and more evident concerns are growing that government is ignoring the manufacturing sector. more..

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