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How Do You Attract And Retain The Best People?

From the executive summary: ‘The current work environment is characterized by constant change, increasing pressure, cost cutting, re-structuring, and tough performance measures. Without the best people, it is difficult to meet the demands of companies. Getting and keeping the best is becoming harder than ever. Increased competition amongst employers for...

Tags: Professional development, Refresher Publications, career development, career, small business, talent, environment, job, performance

White papers 2003-01-01

How Leaders Can Avoid the Success Trap

One of the most insidious problems for managers and their organizations is the failure phenomenon called the Success Trap. The term has been used in studying organizations, which show great promise and then hit a plateau or decline. Article diagnoses the similar pattern, which often occurs in the careers...

Tags: Refresher Publications, career, leader

White papers 2003-01-01

"Executive Coaching Credentials Vary: Due Diligence is a Must

So many individuals call themselves a coach today that anyone interested in hiring a coach must be cautious. The fact that trainers, spiritual advisors, consultants, bar tenders and television personalities often refer to themselves as "coach" makes it difficult to distinguish a true resource from all the hype. This coaching...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Refresher Publications, coach, advisor, competitive advantage, hiring, career, TV, job, benefit, industry, performance, game

White papers 2001-01-01

American Business Has a Management Bench-Strength Problem

Increasing global competition, rapidly changing technology and shortened product life cycles have forced companies to become more nimble and flexible with minimal overhead. Costs have been wrung out in other ways; no more guaranteed employment; reduced or eliminated benefits; eradication of non-skills training; outsourcing and a dramatic increase in the...

Tags: Refresher Publications, product life cycle, career, outsourcing, training, benefit, tool

White papers 2000-01-01

Additional Resources

NEW! PROFESSIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNER(TM) REFRESHER COURSE MATERIALS

ITE offered its first round of the Professional Transportation PlannerTM PTP Refresher Web seminar in January 2008. The suite of courses includes learning modules on land use and transportation relationships; needs assessment for short- and long-range planning; transportation system planning for short- and long-range goals; transportation system evaluation; public policy;...

Articles 2008-02-01

2007 Job Representatives training program.(ANF professional development)

The ANF Job Rep role is integral to the successful functioning of your union. The 2007 Job Rep training program will change focus to reflect the changing nature of industrial relations. Training focuses on the practical aspects of your role, your rights and...

Articles 2007-06-01

YPC ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MEETING EVENTS, MINNEAPOLIS

YPC Business Meeting The business meeting reviews committee progress and updates members on YPC sponsored events. Bylaws will be reviewed as well as a discussion on the needs of young professional members. To add an item to the agenda, please contact Candice Johnson, johnsoncandicel@johndeere.com. Officer elections will be...

Articles 2007-04-01

South Wales plans ahead

South Wales branch spring programme is full of events to help members refresh their purchasing knowledge and experience. It includes: a breakfast seminar on recruitment and continuing professional development on 3 April at the Miskin Manor, Pontyclun; a presentation on the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on corporate governance on 26...

Articles 2007-03-29

Letter: Poor are victims of brutal market forces

Sir: It was refreshing to see your article dedicated to the "forgotten poor" ("Single adults become the `forgotten poor' ", 1 December). Childless adults form just part of a wider section of society where poverty exists but often goes unrecognised - both in terms of government policy and public sympathy....

Articles 2004-12-15

High Plains Journal honored for attention to agriculture.(FYI News & Notes)(Brief Article)

High Plains Journal, Dodge City, Kan., was named the winner of the 2004 Audrey Mackiewicz Award by the North American Agricultural Journalists, an international group of professional agricultural editors and writers. The award honors the longtime secretary-treasurer of NAAJ and is presented each year to a...

Articles 2004-07-01

Knight's Deluxe Service.

CLEANING CARPET, WOOD AND TILE FLOORING. Scott Knight, owner of Knight's Deluxe Service, takes pride in providing residents of Bradenton, Sarasota and Venice with exceptional customer service. Scott's 10 years of experience as a professional carpet cleaner has been dedicated to helping customers...

Articles 2001-10-01

The refreshment of investment

In recent years, various financial scandals have given the securities and investment industry an unenviable image. Never mind that such events have been limited in scope and number, they have lingered in the minds of the public. The Securities Institute, which was established in 1992 with a commitment to promoting...

Articles 1997-05-07

Is your school PDS material?

One of the more intriguing educational constructs discussed at schools and universities today is the Professional Development School PDS. It's a departure from the past in that it demands a full partnership between a public school and a college of education. There are no professors "telling how" and no classroom...

Articles 1996-02-01