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New hires: when was a 60 percent success rate ever acceptable?
Stephen Harvard DavisThe paper aims to focus on why such a large percentage of newly hired executives fail to stay with the organization.
BP on the level with its leaders: How a global company listened and learned from its supervisors
Brian BealThe paper aims to review the latest management‐training development at energy‐company giant BP.
The COI path to HR success: Three key steps to award‐winning performance
Emma LockheadAims to dscribe the key factors – attracting the right people, developing them and retaining them – which have helped the UK Central Office of Information (COI) to win a place in…
Leeds keeps its trainers in tune through training: Programme promotes a more professional approach
Aims to describe the advantages resulting from the trainers and associate trainers in the IT section of Leeds City Council's learning and development unit having achieved the…
Supporting future leaders at the Learning and Skills Council: Big savings result from identifying talent within the organization
This paper's purpose is to show that the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), which plans and funds vocational education and training to improve the knowledge and skills of adults…
Managers become leaders at NDS: Program integrates formal learning, coaching, mentoring and project work
Anthony LandaleThe purpose of this paper is to look at how an integrated program of formal learning, coaching, business mentoring and project work is delivering results for a television…
Northern Foods gives graduates plenty to bite on: Career development tailored to individual needs
To focus on graduate recruitment at UK food manufacturer Northern Foods.
Human‐capital measuring at the Royal Bank of Scotland: HR transformed into a statistics‐led discipline
Richard DonkinThe paper's purpose is to highlight the rigour that the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has applied to human‐capital measuring in its employment systems.
Scottish Water employees get learning “on tap”: E‐learning cuts need for tutor‐led IT courses by around 70 percent
Explains how Thomson NETg has partnered Scottish Water to provide a wide range of online courses, accessible from home, in professional and information technology skills.
Recruiting the right project managers at Siemens Business Services: Online knowledge and personality tests play a key role in the process
The article's purpose is to explain that Siemens Business Services in the UK and Ireland has improved its process for recruiting project and programme managers by introducing…
Sense of fun keeps staff at Thomson Directories: Turnover of sales employees falls from 50 percent to 30 percent
Aims to show how a sense of fun and a caring environment help staff retention at Thomson Directories.
UPS delivers on home‐grown talent: Starry‐eyed or just blind to who can do a great job?
Brian BealThe purpose of this paper is to reviews the latest policies in recruitment and retention, paying particular attention to initiatives at UPS.
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