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Providing 'duvet days' to increase staff retention

Treating staff like his own family has worked wonders for Kevin Taylor, CEO of online marketing services company Gravytrain.

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Encouraging employee engagement to boost creativity

Eric Collins, managing director of Nampak Plastics, explains how his decision to concentrate on employee engagement has lead to greater innovation throughout the organisation, and why this has been instrumental in the company's successes.

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How to hire your first country manager

Peter Linas, international managing director of recruitment software provider Bullhorn, advises how to find and hire a successful country manager.

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Business Performance and Executive Coaching – Does it work?

We talk to four senior executives about their executive coaching experiences and ask whether the guidance provided was useful.

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Building a team with the right mix of experience and youth

For Simon Hill, founder of idea management business Wazoku, finding the right balance between experience and youth when building his team has given the business the perfect platform to flourish and grow.

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How to persuade staff to retire by promoting financial advice

With a backdrop of anti-age discrimination and a new landscape for financial advice, Lee Coles, head of Jelf Money after Work, looks at how businesses can help and encourage employees to retire.

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Wonder Woman worth less than Superman, says CMI

The Chartered Management Institute has identified factors including pay gaps, a weak talent pipeline and inadequate role models as challenges holding female managers back.

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From number-crunching CFO to strategic CFO

The days of fiddling with an abacus are over according to David Chancellor, partner at Tyzack Partners, who says that the role of the CFO has changed dramatically.

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Wonder Woman worth less than Superman, says CMI

The Chartered Management Institute has identified factors including pay gaps, a weak talent pipeline and inadequate role models as challenges holding female managers back.

Human Resources

From number-crunching CFO to strategic CFO

The days of fiddling with an abacus are over according to David Chancellor, partner at Tyzack Partners, who says that the role of the CFO has changed dramatically.

Human Resources

Reinventing the lunch hour to lift productivity

We've all experienced the 'thrill' of lunch on the go: a quick salad at your desk or half-eaten sandwich dashing between meetings. But what benefit does a dedicated lunch hour bring to the day, and can it mean the difference between a lethargic unproductive afternoon and a turbo-charged second half of the day?

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Using online workers to boost productivity of SMEs

The balance between wanting to take on new work whilst not increasing staff overheads too much is an issue for many SMEs. Gary Swart, CEO of oDesk, looks at the benefit of online workers and how they can reduce the strain.

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Performance management is all year round, not just for Christmas!

Lucinda Carney, occupational psychologist and founder of Actus, looks at how employee performance should be managed and mapped.

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The rise of e-lancing in the workplace

Keith Holdt, investment director at private equity firm LDC\s Value Enhancement Group explains why freelancing, in particular e-lancing, is having an impact and is set to transform the modern workplace.

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