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: Why it's good graduates muck about on mobiles

20 Nov 2008

Managers in Western economies may complain that graduates seem umbilically attached to their mobiles and social networks, but in fact they risk being overtaken by more technologically savvy students from emerging economies.

Managers stick with poor performers rather than hire new faces

20 Nov 2008

Most managers would prefer to stick with someone they know, even if they are a pain to manage or not pulling their weight, rather than start over and hire a new face.

Don't rely on your recession veterans

20 Nov 2008

Companies risk losing their most recession-experienced executives as the global downturn bites, just at the point when they are crying out for a steady hand on the tiller.

Time for some crystal ball gazing

Businesses need to anticipate what the workplace will look like in a decade's time if they want to retain a competitive edge.

Looking after talent is vital in a downturn

When the economy is tight, it's your talent that gives you that vital competitive advantage

Why you shouldn't cut jobs in a downturn

Making knee-jerk cuts can prove more costly - and be more damaging - than trying to hang on to your staff.

Organisations ignoring the transfer of knowledge

Organisations are not doing enough to ensure Baby Boomers pass on their hard-won knowledge and experience to the next generation.

Gen Y gets a recession reality check

Work-life balance is another casualty of the downturn, with college graduates reporting being pushed to work harder, come in earlier and stay later.

Why the world needs more clueless bankers

It may sound like a contradiction in terms, but if bankers had been rather less confident about what they were doing with our money over the past few years, we might not be in the financial mess we are today.

Gender pay gap nothing to do with discrimination

It's an argument unlikely to win many friends among equality campaigners, but men earn more money than women not because of discrimination, but because they make different lifestyle choices.

A year of warnings, but heads are still in the sand

Despite all the warnings, a third of U.S bosses and a fifth of their UK counterparts have sat back and made no contingency plans whatsoever for managing their workforce through the downturn.

Demoralised, demotivated, dysfunctional

Just when they thought things couldn't get any worse, many organizations are seeing employee morale plummet as long hours, anxiety and stress tends sends productivity levels through the floor.

CEOs still pocketing vast salaries

Governments around the world may now be talking tough about curbing executive pay, but the reality is that there has been precious little evidence of restraint at the very top over the past year.

Managers put a brave face on the meltdown

Most managers claim that they're bullish about their ability to ride out the economic meltdown – except when they wake up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night.

Good communications critical in surviving the downturn

In the current climate, it is vital that business leaders do what they can to help maintain employee morale through clear communication.

How to prevent your career collapsing with your company

Walking away before your company crashes around you is the best way to prevent career meltdown - even if it means taking your chances in an uncertain jobs' market.

Will bitter 70-year-olds become a common sight in the office?

Twenty years from now the workplace could be clogged up with a generation of embittered older workers who cannot afford to retire yet resent being told what to do.

Economic crisis drains morale

With the news full of yet more job losses, it's not surprising that worries about job security are having a significant impact on productivity, engagement and the general working environment.

Pen pushing saps managers' productivity

It's official. The average manager spends far more of their time on admin and pushing paper around a desk than they do actually managing their people.

How to manage redundancy survivors

Reducing your workforce is never a pleasant task. But failing to take account of the needs of those left behind can turn an already difficult situation into a disaster.

Cutting costs, not slashing jobs

Instead of making the sort of mass job cuts that characterised previous recessions, many organizations are now taking a more intelligent approach to cutting their costs.

Technology critical for younger workers

Managers who ban the use of personal mobiles, instant messaging and social networks in the office risk an exodus of younger staff for whom technology is now a way of life.

Will Obama transform the American workplace?

It may still be two months before he is sworn in, but President-elect Barack Obama could prove a transformational leader when it comes to reform of the American workplace.

When going gets tough, spend more on training

When times are tough, it's often the training budget that suffers first. But that's a big mistake, because organisations that invest in their employees in a downturn have a better chance of surviving.

A silver lining?

The financial and economic meltdown experienced over the past few weeks may yet have a silver lining, according to one of the UK's most respected economic commentators.

The new world financial order

The economic downturn will result in the dominance of Western economies giving way to those of emerging nations such as India and China.

Pay rise? No chance

Your pension may be shot and gas, health and food bills are all rising, but if you think you might get a pay rise to cover it next year, you'd better think again.