Tag Archives: Training
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On your marks get set hire…
With the economy recovering, many organisations are once again thinking about growth and headcount, but the time it takes for new salespeople to break even is a major hurdle, says leading sales training company Imparta
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Evolution of a growing career
Faced with a recovering economy and a highly competitive business landscape driven by new technologies, project managers are quickly adapting to fill more challenging and strategic roles, says the Project Management Institute
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New professionals for new infrastructure projects
As the demands on project professionals grow and employers have to work harder to recruit and retain talent, more companies are seeing the benefits of Association for Project Management corporate accreditation
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Is your practitioner qualified?
One of the best ways to safeguard yourself is finding a practitioner who is experienced and properly trained in the procedures they are performing. But what qualifications should you be looking for? Leah Hardy reports
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Catering for hospitality
Travel around the world’s five-star hotels and chances are you’ll soon bump into a Swiss manager. From Africa to Asia, in the Americas and, of course, across Europe, Swiss hoteliers abound, writes Haig Simonian
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Mapping innovation in the UK
Innovation is responsible for about two-thirds of private-sector productivity growth in the UK. But this involves much more than R&D. Since the early-2000s, firms have been focusing their innovation investment in intangible assets, such as organisational improvement and staff training. Nesta, which supports innovation in the UK, says its research shows innovation drives growth
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Project managers worth their weight in gold
The debate rages whether project management is a profession in its own right, as Charles Orton-Jones reports
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Training boosts success rates and retains staff
Increasingly companies are realising that staff with project management skills add real value to a business, as Kathryn Hopkins discovers