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Apprenticeship Levy flexibility and productivity

Chartered Management Institute

Head of HR, Civil Engineering Company It's definitely been a motivating factor for people who have never had the opportunity, they recognise that this is a great chance to get a qualification as well as learning to become better at their jobs and they get that satisfaction of delivering more effectively in their role.

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Apprenticeship Levy flexibility and productivity

Chartered Management Institute

Head of HR, Civil Engineering Company It's definitely been a motivating factor for people who have never had the opportunity, they recognise that this is a great chance to get a qualification as well as learning to become better at their jobs and they get that satisfaction of delivering more effectively in their role.

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3 Valuable Insights Leaders Can Learn From Neuroscience

Tanveer Naseer

Breakthroughs in human brain research (using conventional experimental psychology research in addition to relatively new technologies like CT scans and magnetic resonance imaging) are revealing new insights about cognitive processes. The “Why” of Everyday Work People do not have just one way of operating.

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A Short History of Radio Explains the iPhone’s Success

Harvard Business Review

Regulators would now decide how spectrum would be used, what technologies were permissible, and approve — or reject — the wireless services, networks, applications, and business models that might be introduced. That might seem like a good thing — using new technology to engage the public in ideological debate.

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5 Basic Needs of Virtual Workforces

Harvard Business Review

Automattic, owner of WordPress, has been able to scale up operations to nearly 300 people and more than 131M monthly website visitors — the 3rd highest on the Internet — with a purely distributed team. New technologies – and the proper use of old technologies – are a crucial part of this adaptation.

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Is Your Sales Organization Good or Great?

Harvard Business Review

In addition, the senior leadership team typically does not micromanage their sales teams below. Instead, there is independent and autonomous local decision making that operates within the guidelines and protocols established by the leaders above. A competitor's new technology may leapfrog yours. DIY Attitude.

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Intellect…an Asset or Liability? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Always appreciate your insights Peter… [link] mikemyatt Hi Elliot: The four items mentioned in your list regrettably happen to exist in many domains far beyond the engineering field. In my experience is always seems to boil down to focus – a person is either focused inwardly or outwardly.

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