If you have ever tried to conduct an employee performance management process using a paper-based system, you will know how much time…
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When Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe unknowingly took to the media stage last week with his rendition of the Broadway hit: ‘We’re in the money’ between TV interviews discussing the merger with ASDA, it was easy to see how…
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What is SM&CR and who does it apply to? The Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) is a regulatory framework designed to strengthen the accountability of senior individuals working in the…
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For all our many flaws, we pride ourselves on our ability to organise things down to a tee, to our politeness and for our non-confrontational manner (for which we apologise even when we are not at fault!). We may moan about…
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What a glorious day! Seeing the sun appear (finally) really has lifted the office – girls are wearing dresses with pockets (there is just something fabulous…
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Last week the media circus went crazy speculating whether ITV’s Saturday Night Takeaway show could continue without one of its main presenters…
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Sorry about that title, bet you’re singing that ‘catchy’ tune now aren’t you! Most of us have been in a position where we have felt hard done by, or that…
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As the Siberian storm or ‘Beast from the East’ sets in across the UK, some of us face heavy snow and freezing conditions whilst others have so far witnessed a flurry of flakes and wait expectantly for the blizzard to take hold.
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The topic of performance management is well ingrained within the structure of professional life and has in recent years’ experienced major transformation, by becoming a far more comprehensive process for engaging employees…
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