Check back regularly for the latest performance development related news, views and stories from The Beech Consultancy.

Do Managers feel Disengaged with their Business?

01.06.07

A survey carried out on behalf of communications consultancy CHA suggests managers in larger organisations feel disconnected with their businesses.

Is Coaching a Passing Fad?

30.05.07

The CIPD Learning and Development Survey 2007 has found that there has been a significant reduction in UK organisations who are involved in the use of coaching.

Employees can't cope with the pressures of work.

21.05.07

An Internet poll by the Work-Life Balance Centre and supported by several UK Universities has found that a majority of workers who responded have suffered illness as a direct result of their work.

What is HR's Role in Motivating People?

10.05.07

45% of UK employees expect to have moved from their current employer in the next three years. A survey by the Institute of Employment Studies has raised some startling statistics about employee motivation and the role of HR in UK companies.

Do Directors Think?

04.05.07

Carol Kennedy’s article in this months Director magazine raises an interesting question: “How much time do Directors give to uninterrupted thinking about their business?”

Leaders Miss Out on Development

03.05.07

A new survey by Novations Group suggests that senior managers are often not modelling in development behaviours to their employees by being the group least likely to receive training and development.

Absenteeism hits the Bottom Line

02.05.07

The latest CBI/AXA Absence and Labour Turnover Survey has revealed that absence levels in the UK during 2006 equated to an average of around seven days per person.

How do we Influence Senior Managers?

20.04.07

A CIPD survey has shown that 56% of learning and development professionals believe they have insufficient involvement in organisational strategy. So what can be done to change that?

Have you had your Training Budget Cut?

19.04.07

Is the training budget really the first to be cut when times are hard?

Is Charity Support just a Big PR Stunt?

11.04.07

As leaders are encouraged to extend their sphere of influence outside their business, should supporting a good cause have commercial justification, or be truly altruistic?