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Quality assurance policy – this is a high level statement of aims and objectives
An assurance policy is a high level statement of objectives and approaches that are further worked out in the Quality Plan – shown here in this post is an example of the main clauses in the policy statement typically signed off by senior management.
What is the relationship between leadership and Motivation?
Research on motivation and leadership continued for many years with little interaction between the two areas, although more recently motivational concepts have been drawn upon to understand leadership processes. Many motivational theories were posited to have direct implications for leader behaviour, however the evidence for motivational impact is unclear.
Marketing Principles and Practice
This slide show covers the introductory lecture for the London University post graduate marketing course. Introduces the broad concepts and sets the ground for the remaining lecture series
Main Content for a Training and Development Policy
This post covers the essential elements of a training and development policy
Guidelines for Intranet Best Practice
Substantial funds have been invested by companies on implementing internal web sites, and more recently on developing HR competencies for the intranet to facilitate employee and management ‘self-service’. However, despite the potential benefits to both the individual and the organization, utilisation of these systems is generally low.
What is leadership and does it matter?
We often talk about leadership but it is a controversial concept and there is little agreement about what it means
Planning to achieve business benefits from Outsourcing essential – free ebook on BizFace
Planning to achieve the benefits is an essential task if we want to gain the advantages from outsourcing
How to Sack an Employee – good practice in firing a person ethically
Sometimes we have to act and let go an underperforming employee here is a simple process to manage this task properly.
Setting objectives for your team a simple guide
Objective setting is a vital part of appraising and managing employees. Both managers and subordinates should be aware of what the objectives are for the current period as well as be working on new draft objectives for the next period prior to discussing them during a future appraisal meeting – where objectives for the forthcoming period can be documented and agreed.