Managing people through a merger at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
The Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust has placed people management at the centre of its merger process, and as a result has increased employee engagement levels across the organisation.
View ArticleLeadership culture change aids engagement at L&Q Housing Trust
Despite having to rethink the way it delivers its services in the light of the current recession, London and Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q) has seen a rise in staff satisfaction, fuelled by its...
View ArticleStress management training promotes emotional wellbeing
Training to cope with stress and mental health is available via the Wellness Works project, set up with the help of lottery funding; our case studies of the providers and end-users demonstrate the...
View ArticleNetwork Rail instils culture of leadership accountability through training
Network Rail invested millions of pounds in a leadership development centre and runs tailored training programmes for its leaders, which has been central to the company meeting its government-set...
View ArticleCoaching brings success to creative teacher development project
A teacher development programme using coaching and active learning has helped Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College develop teacher creativity and improve student learning.
View ArticleLine manager training improves absence at Staffordshire Council
Staffordshire Council sees return-to-work interviews as an "invest now to save later" plan. We report on the training and support offered to managers involved in this process.
View ArticleMetropolitan Police cuts stress-related sickness absence
The Metropolitan Police Service has radically reduced its annual sickness absence from 10.3 days per officer in 2003 to 6.8 days in 2010 by implementing an innovative series of three stress management...
View ArticleBranded management training at Ideal Standard
Bathroom supplier Ideal Standard has created a branded in-house management training programme that has earned itself a strong reputation within the company and helped transform the organisation's...
View ArticleDVLA moves recruitment and assessment back in-house
By bringing responsibility for assessment centres back in-house, the DVLA has improved the effectiveness of the recruitment process and realised considerable cost savings.
View ArticleHow e-learning can boost sales and improve employee retention
Sky's "Get up to speed" e-learning portal has reduced the broadcaster's staff induction time by one week and improved retention and performance among new joiners. A similar solution introduced by...
View ArticleHow Virgin Media reduced training costs and increased efficiency
Virgin Media has made significant savings in fees and has reduced time spent on the management of external training provision by using an outsourcing partner.
View ArticleSainsbury's invests in counter-service food colleges
As part of its review of in-store food counters, Sainsbury's has made a multi-million-pound investment in six new state-of-the-art food colleges, to help ensure consistency and quality in products and...
View ArticleRetaining female talent: support for parents brings rewards at Citi
Finance group Citi wants to increase the proportion of senior women in its workforce and has developed award-winning, family-friendly support programmes for parents of young children to help achieve...
View ArticleHow apprenticeships provide a skills pipeline at O2
While many sectors are struggling to deal with slowing sales or reduced resources, IT and telecommunications companies must continue to invest in training and developing future skills if they want to...
View ArticleLearning evaluation keeps housing trust's culture change on track
Housing trust Central & Cecil embarked on an ambitious programme of culture change, with learning and development programmes at its core. Evaluation of learning has been an integral part of the...
View ArticlePersonnel Today Awards profile: Wolseley - Talent Management
Wolseley UK had a clear business goal in mind when it embarked on its new talent management strategy, which won it the Personnel Today Award for Talent Management at last year's celebrations.
View ArticlePersonnel Today Awards profile: Elior - Excellence in Learning and Development
At contract catering company Elior, delivering any kind of learning and development has its challenges. The company operates across around 650 sites and employs more than 10,000 employees in teams...
View ArticlePersonnel Today Awards profile: Fujitsu - Talent Management
We take a look at how Fujitsu, the recipients of the 2014 Personnel Today Award for Talent Management, built a strong talent pipeline across all levels of the organisation after a series of changes.
View ArticleATS Euromaster scoop Talent Management Award
Faced with a long period of financial instability, Tyre company ATS Euromaster implemented a range of talent management initiatives. It's efforts paid off and it won the Talent Management Award at the...
View ArticleCase study: Relaunching reward at Aspire Housing
Job evaluation has been central to the wholesale relaunch of reward at Aspire Housing. It was designed to provide a transparent and cost-effective system linking pay to corporate values.
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