Top Briefings Passionate People

There have been numerous management initiatives to improve organisational performance. They have included TQM, Just in time, supply chain partnering, empowerment, training and development and team working. But have they worked?

The results of a study of three hundred UK manufacturing companies over the last twenty years shows that human resource management has had a greater impact on productivity than any operational management initiative.

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Follow up on Beating the Talent Crunch

“With loyalty to company’s gone, and talent hard to find, retaining the talent you have, in my opinion, is a key business priority.  I did the exact same thing - redesigned the benefits package and put together a comprehensive training and development program. According to employee surveys, it worked” – Kathy

“I think that lesser known companies have to be more creative in the way they attract and retain people. Sometimes for example in B2B sales companies, compensation plans that on the surface appear to be “really rich”, can be less so once the reputation of the company’s products are taken into account.

Sign on bonuses, cafeteria benefits, the ability to work from home, flexible schedules, etc can all play a part in attracting and retaining talented people.

I think the competition is part of the marketplace and we have to adjust locally while not losing sight of global influences.” - Andrew

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The next show will be released on 28^th May and will feature an interview with Geraldine Grainger from John Lewis on creating a learning culture, which was recorded at the CIPD’s HRD 2008 Conference.

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China is increasingly exciting the interest of HRD professionals. It is the third largest exporter in the world with more than 50% of its exports being produced by multinationals.

However over 40% of Chinese firms are experiencing problems in hiring Senior Managers.

In this episode Duncan Gotobed talks to Tracy Gu, about how Lenovo is beating the talent crunch He also talks to Anders Gronstedt on why most e-learning doesn’t work and how podcasting can be used as a training tool

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Additional Information

Find out about Lenovo and its incredible success.

Visit Anders Gronstedt’s website and find out how he uses Second Life, the virtual online world, as a training tool.

Read Duncan Gotobed’s article on Podcasting in Learning

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The next show will be released on 12^th May and will feature an interview with Vikki Mathews from Nike and Kamal Birdi from the University of Sheffield on improving organisational performance, which was recorded at the CIPD’s HRD 2008 Conference.

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