The war for talent in the financial industry has never been so fierce. With constant reports of skills shortages, graduates that dont cut the mustard and the extensive needs and desires of Generation Y.../p>

Measuring business activity properly, which means ensuring an intimate link between the measurements and your overall strategic objectives, is a powerful competitive weapon. JEROME LONG a consultant at Decision Focus, explains why.....

With risk aversion back in full swing amid rising recession jitters, triggering an across the board sell-off in global equities, credit and commodities, Paul Biszko, Senior Emerging Markets Analyst at RBC comments: “With the general mood again turning increasingly bearish, it could take another big positive surprise to halt the bleeding, with all eyes turned to the U.S. for guidance.”..... 

In Part 1 last month, Dushen Naidoo explained how people who cause blockages to vitally important changes at organisations by clinging on to outmoded ways of doings things can actually be a source of important insights - and you might even turn them into allies… 

People who cause blockages to vitally important changes in organisations by clinging on to outmoded ways of doings things can actually be a source of important insights - and you might even turn them into allies....

DR. ANDREW ROGOYSKI, Head of Government and Energy practice, Charteris plc, explains how to float above the perils of change and to get in your first punch while your competitors are still waiting in the corner....

This month, Jerome suggests that organisations have some flexibility in selecting themes and if appropriate they can be modified or others can be added. What the themes are and what is measured within them will depend on what the organisation’s strategy is and how it creates value for its stakeholders....... 

Alister Turtle, Head of the Police Group at Bond Solon, the UK's largest specialised legal training consultancy, explains the skills professional investigators require and how structured training can equip them with the knowledge and techniques they will need to succeed.......

David Ollerhead is a director of Decision Focus, a professional services consultancy that specialises in rapidly delivering performance improvement through process.......

Part I: Remember the movie The Magnificent Seven? A besieged village seeks outside help to relieve itself from bandits. It winds up being helped by seven talented gunslingers, each with a different reason for responding to the villagers urgent call. Business organisations, besieged from all sides by competitive pressures, can sometimes........