Connecting people in talent managementNovember 2010

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Connecting people in talent managementNovember 2010

Feet on the ground • Keeping track of talent • Right talent, wrong place

Profits with principlesAlex Snelling, International Recruitment & Talent Director at The Body Shop, talks entrepreneurial culture and ethical business

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Feet on the ground

Keeping track of talent

Right talent, wrong place?

COVER: Profi ts with Principles

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Alex Snelling, International Recruitment & Talent Director at The Body Shop, talks entrepreneurial culture and why the ethical company doesn’t believe in talent boxes.

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InBrief InSight8 NEWS» Default Retirement Age to be scrapped» UK economy lets standards slip

10 TALENT @ a glance12 MANAGEMNT @ a glance13 DEVELOPMENT @ a glance

14 INTERNATIONAL FOCUSInternational news from around the globe

16 INTERIM MANAGMENTInterim news

18 LIGHT BITESTalent management professionals share their top tips, career tales and views on why talent matters

21 BOOKSTalent management professionals share their top tips, career tales and views on why talent matters

50 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF...Sue Barnes, Director of HR, TNT UK Limited

46 PROBLEM SOLVERTwo experts answer the question: “How can I help disengaged employees to believe in my company’s vision?”

47 LONDON HR CONNECTIONJackie Orme from the CIPD speaks at the most recent meeting of the London HR Connection

48 ELEMENSEJackie Orme from the CIPD speaks at the most recent meeting of the London HR Connection

50 EPLOYJackie Orme from the CIPD speaks at the most recent meeting of the London HR Connection

52 ANOTHER INSIGHTTalent management professionals share their top tips, career tales and views on why talent matters

54 ANOTHER INSIGHTTalent management professionals share their top tips, career tales and views on why talent matters

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Online Staff WriterDion Dassanayake

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