Workforce optimisation is sub-optimal

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Organisations lack consistent, objective tools and processes to optimise their workforce, according to new research. 

The SuccessFactors Survey highlights key internal workforce challenges for business wanting to be agile within the current economic downturn.

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Ten dimensions of corporate effectiveness

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Here are my ten essential dimensions of corporate effectiveness:

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Team-building is not just for Christmas

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It’s been another hard year for the business community and I don’t know anybody that feels relaxed about their prospects for the forthcoming year.

We need to think seriously about how we sustain staff morale not only for the Christmas partying but also for the difficult times ahead.

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Hey Buddy, want strategy?

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Are there lessons from the world of organised crime for the world of disorganised government?

Sometimes the juxtaposition of two items in a news broadcast catapults my mind towards unusual targets. A report of yet another Government IT fiasco preceded a headline about mafia arrests in Sicily. My mind made the connection between the two stories: joined-up management.

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Whitehall Farce is not funny

Despite the oft-vaunted remarks of Gordon Brown that “new technology” will deliver much-needed efficiencies in the Civil Service, we still see more evidence to the contrary. Let’s hope that someone actually does something about the latest PAC report on the Dept for Transport shared services fiasco. Excuse me if I don’t hold my breath. The latest Whitehall Farce is not funny, Continue reading article »

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