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People Management Skills The first skill focuses on your team. Your team consists of some great people, but they can get stressed and they have a lot to do. So, you must deal with conflicts and demotivation. This is where you must manage your people with emotional intelligence. You must adapt ...

HR is a dynamic and constantly evolving field and consequently the objectives at the forefront of the HR function have evolved significantly over time. And they will continue to do so into the future. As recent as 1995, what we now consider HR was referred to as ‘Personnel’ and viewed ...

It’s always a daunting task when sitting down to write any standard operating procedure. You are never sure how much detail is necessary so an individual can follow your procedures and understand what is expected. Will the person reading it interpret and deliver to the standards or ...

London's cafe culture is booming - thanks to a bit of Kiwi and Aussie ingenuity   While the high streets may well be crowded by all the European & American chains you'd never be caught dead in on the windy streets of Wellington, there's an entire colony of independent cafes ...

How Deliveroo and UberEATS are changing the food delivery industry   We all love a takeaway, and the rise of food delivery service platforms means getting a decent takeaway in 2018 has never been easier. Food delivery app platforms like UberEATS, and Deliveroo have led a new food experience ...

Stand out and be noticed… For the right reasons Having worked in recruitment for over a decade i’ve waded through a fair few CV’s in my time… and wow do you come across a wide range of offerings! So, what exactly is the right way of doing a CV? what are employers and ...

Guinness  Porter  "The Black Stuff’ In 1759, at the age of 34, Arthur Guinness found an old dilapidated brewery, named St. James’s Gate Brewery, in the southwest of Dublin.  The brewery was only 4 acres in size and had little brewing equipment. Despite this, ...

The hospitality industry, not unlike other industries, historically has had a scarcity of influential women among its ranks - those who are turned to for leadership, for direction, for prudent input. As an examples, on a micro level, the ratio of male to female employees is still heavily skewed ...

The Job Hunt Starts (and Ends) with You    It is a matter of fact: changing job isn't as easy as one would wish. It takes courage & time. Courage, because if you are dedicating your life to having a successful career, it will always prove difficult decide if it is time to move ...

Getting Hitched? Save yourself some cash and choose a good old Pub!   Getting engaged for any couple will be an amazing point in their lives. They will be riding off the buzz of a life changing moment, having everyone they know congratulate them and more often than not throw a small ...