Professional Development

A new study has revealed only a third of UK business decision makers have heard about Rishi Sunak’s ‘Help to Grow’ scheme and know what it entails

The pandemic has had a huge impact on the employment landscape, and therefore retraining has become a crucial element of the Government’s recovery plan.

Dr Simon Hayward, author of The Agile Leader and Connected Leadership, is honorary professor at Alliance Manchester Business School. Here in our new series “Leadership Matters”, he provides his insight on what great leadership means – and how to achieve it.

Five-year research project found leaders are struggling the most.

Looking to the employees who have been affected, our research shows as few as one in four (26%) say their employer have invested in developing their professional skills since the onset of the pandemic.

Over a third of UK workers (34.6%) stated that they are not receiving the correct opportunities to upskill in the workplace

Businesses about to enter a hiring process out of lockdown may find large pools of available talent but yet unsure of what roles they need. Here, John Hackston from Myers-Briggs lays out the top five key areas for successful job design and planning.

The partnership will see a series of investigations being conducted into core issues for HR as a result of the pandemic and also seek to provide disruptive market thinking around pricing and offer.

It features images of women from a variety of backgrounds who have found careers in technology through inspiring, non-traditional paths.

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.