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ATHEISTS AS DOGMATIC AS BELIEVERS IN UNSAFE TIMES
By Liz Hall During times of uncertainty, atheists as well as strong religious believers have a tendency to cling to dogmatic beliefs to allay anxiety, yet increased dogma increases prejudice, suggests research. Previous research has shown that dogmatic beliefs of...
STRATEGIC USE OF STAR PLAYERS MARKS OUT TOP FIRMS
The best companies have roughly the same percentage of star players as the rest, but they work differently with talent, according to research by global management consulting firm Bain & Company. Bain performed organisational audits on 25 global companies,...
TJ AWARDS HONOUR SWAROVSKI’S GLOBAL MENTORING
Swarovski’s global mentoring programme has won two awards at the TJ 2016 Awards. The organisation and its partner The Conversation Space, picked up bronze awards in both the Best Coaching/Mentoring Programme and Best Commercial Programme categories. The programme,...
WOMEN TWICE AS LIKELY AS MEN TO DEVALUE WORK
Women tend to be more critical of their own performance than men and are more likely to be generous when it comes to rating that of others, according to research by business psychologist Psychological Consultancy Limited (PCL). PCL looked at data from more than 4,000...
CANADA: MENTORS CAN AID NEWCOMER IMMIGRANTS
Mentoring has much to offer newcomer immigrants, including helping them learn new skills; gain new self-knowledge; build performance and connect safely to their new community, suggests research by the University of New Brunswick in Canada. The study by Roxanne B...
CIPD: HR MAY BE OVERSTATING OWN EMPLOYERS’ TALENTS
Many professionals fudge the facts to make their organisation look good, finds research by the CIPD. Hundreds of teachers and IT and HR professionals withhold or misrepresent the truth to cast their organisation in a good light. The report finds that HR professionals...