Tag Archive | "Talent Management"

It’s not a secret that stress is a leading cause of ill health among office workers. In 2011 the annual CIPD Absence Management Survey1 found that stress had overtaken acute illnesses, such as cancer, as the main reason office employees took sick leave. Stress is not new. We all feel stressed from time to time, [...]

Are strong leaders born or trained? I am always being asked this question and personally, I believe it’s a combination of both.  Some of the great leaders were born with the skills in their blood, but I think others have developed their own leadership ability through life’s experiences. But, what about when it comes to [...]

 I’d love to claim that this headline was mine BUT I can’t. However, the person who wrote it produced one of the best articles I have read about the stupidity of organisations blocking access to social media and I wanted to share the theme with you. The author of this great article is Sean. R. [...]

Like most of us, I watched amazed and overjoyed at the success of Team GB, but what really threw me was the reality that this was no accident, to “good old Britain” doing well. This success had been a clearly planned and well executed Talent Management Strategy and I thought back to the Monster Buzz [...]

I’d like to take a moment and talk about on the job learning. We’re in a period of time where learning and development is now the greatest currency a company has to offer. Consider that for a moment. Companies are facing the toughest times they’ve had to worry about for the last 20 years. The [...]

 I recently wrote a blog about candidate control. This is a follow up around the subject of counter offers; every recruiters nightmare.  Firstly quoting the dubious “within 18 months, 93% of those accepting a counter offer leave” stat is NOT a counter offer strategy! Combating a counter offer starts right back at the very first [...]

 Over 30 years in recruitment and yes I’m a big fan of referral programmes and below are some links to some of my “best of” recruitment referral blogs and articles. Today, new social media referral programmes are being built that utilize the power of an individual’s network. The rise and potential of referral programmes knows [...]

Last night was the first of our Monster Buzz debates, kicking off with the topic of ‘What’s more critical, talent acquisition or talent management?’ Joining us on the panel were Steve McNally, EB and Inclusivity Expert – Matt Jeffrey, Head of EMEA Talent – Acquisition & Global Talent Brand at Autodesk – Jon Ingham, HR [...]

Ahead of our Monster Buzz event this Thursday, Marilyn Davidson, Director at APSCo, talks to us about her experiences in the recruitment industry. Find out what she had to say about Talent Management vs Talent Aquisition. To talk to Marilyn in person and join in with the debate, come along to our Monster Buzz event on [...]

 With the very first of our Monster Buzz events coming up later this month, we took the opportunity to speak to one of our guest panellists about the event and his views on Talent Management vs Talent Acquisition. Do you think a debating panel is a good idea? Jon enjoys a good debate, but knows [...]