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Businesses urged to train more engineers as new qualification puts Wales on the skills map

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Wales has introduced a new engineering qualification, developed by Semta – the engineering skills body, to put the country on an equal footing with other countries across Europe. Employers in the sector have been urged to seize the opportunity to grow their own talent and close the nation’s skills gap. Wales joins a number of … Businesses urged to train more engineers as new qualification puts Wales on the skills map

Male champion of women in STEM – Steve Fox CBE, Chief Executive of BAM Nuttall – joins WISE Board

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WISE has appointed one of the UK’s most active business leaders for championing women to work in science, technology and engineering (STEM) as non-executive director of its board. Already an active member of WISE who helped develop their Ten Steps to help companies recruit, retain and promote STEM women, Steve is speaking at the 12 … Male champion of women in STEM – Steve Fox CBE, Chief Executive of BAM Nuttall – joins WISE Board

Survey uncovers UK management crisis

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Businesses across the UK suffer significant losses in productivity because managers are unprepared and unable to manage their teams, a new survey has found. The comprehensive poll of more than 80 different organisations by York-based organisation development consultancy h2h found the management crisis is getting worse with almost three quarters of managers saying they now … Survey uncovers UK management crisis

Jobs for the Girls – initiative launched to help close technical skills gap

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A toolkit has been launched to help businesses close the skills gap in the construction, engineering, technology and manufacturing sectors by recruiting women and girls into the sector through apprenticeships. WISE, which campaigns to get more women into STEM careers, the engineering skills body Semta and the Institution of Civil Engineers have formed a partnership … Jobs for the Girls – initiative launched to help close technical skills gap

How to Write a Business Blog

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How to write a business blog This blog appeared on the PRiME website – an online magazine for women in their prime. I have written a lot about using social media to become a thought leader, positioning yourself to win customers, promotion or speaking opportunities. Blogging is a key part of this. All the women … How to Write a Business Blog

How to moderate (facilitate) a panel of diverse cultures

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Working in Dubai, perhaps now the global hub of conferences, you can see first hand the challenge of creating a great event with very diverse cultures and managing issues from language to presentation styles. For a moderator (or facilitator) it can be a nightmare.

A client rang me recently asking the best way to manage this variety. Here I share our conversation and moderator tips.