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Just as the gladiators of ancient Rome had the coliseums, there are is perhaps no better environment to observe the finest business brains, tacticians, technical innovators and seat of the pants, gung-ho egos compete than the Formula 1 motor-sport championship. Returning after the winter break, the 2010 season begins on Sunday 14th March in Bahrain. Forward read more of The world’s best university How fitting for International Women’s Day; Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first woman to win best director at the Oscars, as The Hurt Locker wins the best film prize. 2010 is the 82nd time the gold statues have been awarded so why then has it taken so long for a women to win? Let’s hope the publicity associated read more of A first for women The traditional model of rewarding an employee typically equates to ‘the-going-rate’ or ‘market level’ for the job. The employer expects and the employee agrees to a specific set of responsibilities and the implied associated activity. In return for the reward, the employee is expected to work for a ‘nominal’ number of hours. On occasion, it doesn’t matter read more of Payment by results It is with much regret that we have to postpone our C.I.P.D. – South East Wales branch presentation planned for Wednesday 10th February 2010. Training courses don’t work – save your budget and switch to something that does! An unprecedented work schedule means we will not be in Cardiff on the 10th. Apologies to those who had read more of News update – South East Wales CIPD Event It’s appropriate on the first day of the New Year to look forward. The Business Artisan theme for 2010 is summed up in one word: Utilisation. Utilisation of: OK, deep breath, here goes… The end of year is traditionally a time to reflect. To look back at what has gone before, review what happened and reflect on our experiences. This year it coincides with the end of a decade. Welcoming the year 2000 seems a very long time ago. So much has happened in my world, I decided to read more of End of year reflection There are compelling similarities between high achievers whether their success is based in the business world or in the sporting arena. The experiences and opportunities afforded to top talent is often a double-edged- sword. The pressures and expectations can lead to crippling self doubt; the path to the top is not easy, ever. If you think it read more of Mind Games Congratulations to the Production team at Horizon. If, like me, you are interested in human development and strive to understand WHY? Check out this fascinating BBC2 program. It’s available via the iPlayer shortly, as ever with the iPlayer, it’s for a limited time only. Enjoy. |
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