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Cat naps

There has been quite a lot in the press recently about the benefits of cat naps. This is seen as the new means of keeping busy workers going. Some companies have even fitted out special rooms with comfy sofa beds for employees to sleep on. I have mixed views about this coming from a city background. I just cannot see the Bank's investing in this sort of employee benefit. Even if I know many
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Your New Year Resolutions

I was reading an article published recently about research into habits and the best way of changing them. At this time of the year we are prone to make and quickly break our New Year resolutions. The research has simple answer as to why we break then so quickly. The researchers Woods and Neal from Duke university start their article with the quote" Most of the time what we do is what
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Successful HRBP

In our research on successful HRBP’s one of the key elements of their success was that they had a point of view and a willingness to stand up for their point of view. They tended to have a view on both business and HR issues and were willing to debate and fight for their ideas. In addition they has great skills in getting buy in to their ideas. They could persuade line managers to their
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HR Measurment-The Ultimate Question*

I have been reading this book because a client is introducing the approach into their company and I wanted to be familiar with it. However, it got me thinking about HR measurement! The Ultimate question is about customer service. The author's premise is if your customers like your service enough they will recommend you to friends and colleagues. Hence, all you need to know is whether
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Talent Managment

Just about every one you speak to in HR is involved in some kind of talent management project. From my long experience in HR, this has always been a hot topic. Only now, it seems to have got red hot. It is a mystery to me, therefore as to why most companies still say they are concerned about the quality and quantity of the talent they have. One reason maybe that the demands of the competitive environment