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B2B Social Networking Course |
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Attended a brilliant course on social networking run by B2B (financed by Advantage West Midlands). The slides are on the B2B website why don’t you look them up? |
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Bells’ search for new ringers |
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Following the success of Eastham Church’s traditional early morning Ascension Day bell ringing service, organisers are now looking to recruit new ringers to help to keep the church’s set of 4 bells, one of only a handful of complete country church bells, ringing long into the future.
The bell spectacular lasted for around 40 minutes, with people from across the Teme Valley joining in the 6.30am bell-ringing session, before they eagerly tucked in to a traditional cooked breakfast of egg, bacon, liver and local black pudding. Church member and local resident Celia Adams said: “The ringing of the bells on Ascension Day follows a tradition that has been practiced in churches and cathedrals throughout the country for many years.” adding, “The bells were so loud that they could be heard for up to a mile away and attracted much local interest, and the hearty breakfast went down a treat with everyone after all the hard work. People didn’t finally leave until around 9am. It was marvellous.”
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Chartered Accountants Elect New Chair |
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 Celia Adams has been elected as the new chair for the Chartered Accountants in Worcestershire. She took over the reins from Liz Needham of Kendall Wadley at the AGM in Malvern. Celia says “During these recessionary times, accountants are the backbone underpinning many activities throughout the county and country. Our members we total 1,500 members in all throughout Worcestershire in private practice and within companies”.
She went onto endorse the training programme that runs locally for all accountants in order to keep up their CPD Continuing Professional Development. These courses offer brilliant speakers at affordable prices and are on our doorstep. It is an intention to build these to a greater level within the county. |
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Cost effective ways to plug leadership gaps |
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Remaining optimistic and committed is one of the greatest challenges facing employers right now. However, in a recent online survey* conducted among senior executives and experienced interim managers, Executives Online discovered a surprising amount of positive thinking, despite less than favourable economic conditions.
Respondents were asked a variety of questions, covering their activities and attitudes in shaping a response to the crisis; how companies were adjusting to their recruiting policies in light of the downturn and what respondents saw as the biggest challenges and opportunities.
The current economic situation has impacted on a number of functions to a greater extent than others, recruitment not surprisingly being one of the worst hit. As companies begin to realise the full extent of the situation, hasty decisions are being made in order to cut back on business costs.
Read the full article on FinanceWeek... |
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Outsiders provide new perspective and impartiality |
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Here's an interesting article I picked up in the Financial Times:
Ian Gray fell into interim management nearly 20 years ago after a stint as chief executive of Tottenham Hotspur, in which he focused the troubled company on its core football and merchandising business.
Since then, he has jumped into dozens of companies, usually as senior adviser to existing management, although he has been known to take an official position if the executives are not up to the job. "I got excited about doing turnround and restructuring," he says. "I also get bored easily."
His expertise spans many sectors - everything from retailing and media to construction and engineering. But his assignments are universally short term. One recent stint lasted just four days, although others can span several months.
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