UK unemployment rising at twice European average – no wonder there is an exodus of talented individuals!

Times Online – Nov 2008 – Crunch leads to UK jobs exodus
Management-Issues.com – July 2008 – Exodus threatens talent crunch as UK executives seek greener pastures 
BBC – Feb 2009 – UK jobless total at 1.97 million …. [unemployment] now increasing twice as fast as the average across Europe
Recrion.co.uk – Executive talent leaves UK [...]

David Wolf’s Lenovo’s Retreat Blog entry

I just wanted to point you towards a good article on Lenovo’s acquisition of IBM’s PC Division written by David Wolf…link at the bottom of this entry.
There were two key fundamental benefits that Lenovo would gain from the deal – the first was obviously the $53 billion dollars of brand equity that was at their disposal [...]

Ramping up my interview pitches for the BBC in Davos

After two planes, three trains and two automobiles I arrived in Davos last night.  I have already hit the ground running today and started ramping up my interview pitches for the BBC – there will be some interesting guests – so you should keep your eye on BBC World/BBC domestic news over the next week [...]

Police using Facebook to track down and arrest a criminal

There is an article on The Register about New Zealand police using Facebook to track down and arrest a thief.  They posted the pictures on Facebook and someone identified him.  It’s great that the public sector is being so progressive in their use of new media.
You can read the article here
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Some tips on executing effective CSR

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I was on LinkedIN at the weekend and someone had asked how to execute an effective CSR campaign that addresses all stakeholders.  Actually I say CSR there, but in fact I prefer to use the term Corporate Citizenhip – in other words a company being a true member of the community.
I intend to write a [...]