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What Is Continuing Professional Development?
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is defined as: “The maintenance and enhancement of the knowledge, expertise and competence of professionals throughout their careers according to a…
What Is Corporate Social Responsibility?
The CIPD People Management UAE Magazine published an article in which they discuss ‘The Year of Giving’ and the effect this has had on businesses that…
7 Top Tips For Building Personal & Professional Resilience
In a volatile and changing world that expects us to keep the everyday tasks running efficiently, manage change effectively and continuously improve ourselves – it’s…
10 Tips For Effective Change Management
Recent research, including that conducted by the CIPD, has focused on the significance of VUCA, an acronym used to describe the dynamic state of the…
How is Technology Changing HR?
A few months ago I had some good friends and their kids come over for dinner. Their kids are 15 and 13 respectively and in…
How To Reference Research In CIPD Assignments
In simple terms, the use of references informs the reader of the assignment or report where you have used independent research in support of your…
What Is A VUCA World In HR?
The term VUCA has started to appear in research articles covering the geopolitical and business world and means Volatile – Uncertain – Complex – Ambiguous….
How To Use Twitter Business
Perhaps one of the most business related social media sites, Twitter allows users to keep up to date with everything that is happening in the…
Using Facebook For Business
Facebook is arguably the most popular social media site in the world with over 1.13 billion active users logging onto their accounts. The highest rate…
Successful CIPD Assignment Writing
We have all been there. We have a deadline to meet and a mountain of work to plow through. We are interrupted, distracted and diverted…
How To Future-Proof Brand Management
We hire eagles and teach them to fly in formation” Wayne Calloway, former CEO of PepsiCo The ultimate challenge for companies is the creation of…
What Is Self-Managed Learning?
What is self-managed learning? In self-managed learning, groups and individuals set their own learning objectives, choose the methods by which they will learn and the…
Performance Management In HR
Organisations vary in how much they link individual performance management results, rewards (salary increases, bonuses and incentives) and formal discipline systems. It’s sometimes said as…
Why Is HR Important To Business Success?
Oakwood’s Managing Director Janine Bunning has been interviewed by Jenny Kassis, Strategic Communications & Content Manager at InBusiness Magazine inbusiness.ae. InBusiness Magazine is a brand…
5 Top Tips For Blogging As A Business
“A blog is a simple, easy-to-use platform for connecting with and sharing timely and relevant information with customers. It’s your direct communication channel.” Dechay Watts,…