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For the want of a nail
For the want of a nail the shoe was lost
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For want of a horse the rider was lost;
overtaken and slain by the enemy.
For want of a rider the battle was lost.
For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
And all for the want of care for a horseshoe nail.

For the want of a nail, what could be yours?

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Saturday, June 11, 2011

Who remembers summer 2002?

The latest industrial output figures show a sharp reduction in April. Given what most of the country spent April doing, the only surprise, surely, is that anyone is surprised?

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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Comment: The confidence yo yo

Unemployment is unexpectedly down, manufacturing output is unexpectedly up, interest rates remaining at an all-time low and new order enquiries - confounding all the expectations of the 'experts' - are on the increase. So why all the faffing about over recruitment?

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Thursday, June 03, 2010

Recruiting for recovery

All over the UK employers are emerging from the recession and looking to bolster their talent pools once more. History holds many lessons, but how many have retained the knowledge heeded them? This first of a two-part article looks at the implications of how employers have responded to the serious challenges of recession.

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Wednesday, March 05, 2008

How many mi££ions does it take?

Are UK organisations totally desensitised to inefficiencies? How much does your organisation have to lose in hard cash or productivity before your CEO, Chairman, MD genuinely makes talent a priority?

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Sunday, February 10, 2008

The recruiters' time is nigh

This is actually 'Happy 2008 Part 3' but, a feature of modern business life being rolling with change, we've an added twist to reflect how the people market is being shaped by events....

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Saturday, January 05, 2008

Happy 2008? Part two

Who are you when you're not at work - and in what way can you use hiring practice to influence HOW you are who you are? Note: this post only really applies to the top 15% of people in the UK....

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Saturday, January 05, 2008

What will make your 2008 a happy one?

There's lots of things that are going to effect your 2008. If work is one of them, then there are ways in which you can take some control of how the year goes. This two-parter looks at the hiring issue from all of those that are touched by it....

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Sunday, December 16, 2007

Part 3 - Recruitment; whose job is it anyway?

In the days when hiring was little more than an administrative formality, perhaps it was OK for it to be part of the personnel manager's duties? In this third post on the subject we look at the compelling evidence that points to hiring performance being the responsibility of operational executives, ultimately owned by the CEO.

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Saturday, November 17, 2007

Recruitment: whose job is it anyway? Part Two

Ownership of hiring performance is one of the key issues that organisations are having to address. Should it remain with the HRD, or is hiring and retention now so critical that it demands a dedicated resource? Part two of this three-part feature takes a closer look at the ownership question.

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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Employer Brand (again)

The last post brought in so much correspondence about the employer brand issue that a follow-up post appears to be in order!

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Friday, November 02, 2007

Glory Glory Hallelujah!

Employer branding is just one area where a collaborative approach pays dividends. Instead of vying for individual reward and recognition, maybe speaking with one voice will reap far greater rewards and sooner?

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Sunday, October 28, 2007

For the want of 3,780 'nails' will the BBC be lost?

Hiring practice is as much about who to keep as it is about recruitment. What is driving the BBC's redundancy programme: red tape, hard cash - or its ongoing 'battle' to maintain its Charter Status?

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Saturday, October 20, 2007

Recruitment: whose job is it anyway?

Hiring, recruitment, talent management, whatever you're inclined to call it, traditionally falls under the remit of Human Resources. Fine back in the days when it was a case of Eeny, meeny, miny, moe and a few administrative formalities.....

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Friday, October 12, 2007

If Blackadder was an HR Manager

Like recruitment, Human Resources is a profession that is ever changing and developing. We examine how the various evolving satirical characters of one Edmund Blackadder might have approached a career in HR?

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Friday, October 05, 2007

Calling all the (HR) Heroes

Superstars play the game and Performers don't want the hassle. That probably means it's down to the HR Heroes to drive the critically needed change in hiring practice

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