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How your problem solving style affects your leadership out of lockdown

How your problem solving style affects your leadership out of lockdown

We each have a measurable and innate preferred style to solving problems and manage change, which can be used to predict team dynamics in the context of problem-based leadership. Here. Dr Curt Friedel, expert in problem solving, reviews how knowing about the differences can help leadership during recovery.
Graduates enjoy earnings bonus, but only in certain sectors

Graduates enjoy earnings bonus, but only in certain sectors

A degree from a UK university increases a person’s net earnings by £100k or more on average over their lifetime, according to new research. 
HR needs to “hug and not squeeze” line managers

HR needs to “hug and not squeeze” line managers

Managers need a metaphorical “hug and not squeeze” according to a new report from the Institute of Employment Studies (IES).
Becoming self-employed is the ambition for many looking to change job

Becoming self-employed is the ambition for many looking to change job

A third of employees looking to leave their current job this year, would like to work for themselves, according to a recent survey.
Managers uncomfortable speaking to HR about personal development

Managers uncomfortable speaking to HR about personal development

More than six in 10 mid-level and senior managers feel uncomfortable speaking to HR about personal and professional development, according to new research.
Less than a 1/3 of HR professionals think their leaders are fit for future

Less than a third of HR professionals think their leaders are fit for future

The majority of HR professionals don’t believe they have the right people to lead their organisations into the future, according to a global survey.
Employers struggling to hire, but confidence high for recruiting in 2020

Employers struggling to hire, but confidence high for recruitment in 2020

More than four fifths of employers believe that lack of relevant candidates is affecting their recruitment efforts, but nearly 90% still feel confident about hiring this year.
FTSE 100 female board target reached early but more to be done

FTSE 100 female board target reached early but more to be done

A third of all FTSE 100 board members are now women, meaning a key target of the Hampton-Alexander Review has been met almost a year early.

More training needed for school students on AI

School children are not being given the skills needed to succeed in a world where artificial intelligence will transform the labour force, according to research.
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