February 2012

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Hotelympia 2012 – Survival guide

With so many exhibitors, seminars, competitions and demonstrations at Hotelympia 2012 it will be easy to find yourself overwhelmed. We [Caterer and Hotelkeeper] explain how to get the best out of the event. A… > >

The purple guide to social media

Getting your catering facilities on the social media circuit can be a blessing and a curse. Emily Perry, Marketing Manager at learnpurple, explians how to network with customers, employees and other businesses with ease.… > >

Out of line

As HR moves towards strategic business development, says David Woods (HR Magazine), line managers are having to take on 'personnel management' - and they don't like it. A bit of give and take is… > >

The UK as plc

If the UK were a company, what should its people policy be? Sian Harrington (HR Magazine) suggests some strategic HR approaches to help CEO David Cameron and his board identify UK plc's core competencies… > >

POP: Power of Persuasion

By Dipesh Patel, work experience student at learnpurple           Award winning American illusionist Seth Freeman issued the challenge to think about the following statement: The quality of your life is determined by your ability… > >

Maverick

Reviewed by talent toolbox Account Manager, Sam Gardner Mavericktells the story of Ricardo Semler, a Brazilian entrepreneur who, in his early twenties, changed the autocratic structure of his father’s business into a culture which… > >

Rachel Woolstone, HR Director – Zuma and Roka Restaurants

1. Can you give us a brief introduction to Zuma/Roka? Zuma was started in London by Rainer Becker in 2002 and is a Japanese Izakaya restaurant that serves modern Japanese cuisine in a relaxed… > >

Taking a beating

Front line staff are increasingly faced with abuse, insults and angry customers - but what are organisations doing to support them?  This article originally appeared in Edge magazine. To read in full click the… > >

There are no such things as coincidences

By MJ Flanagan - Training Director  learnpurple   Almost twenty years ago I read a book called the Celestine Prophesy by James Redfield which had such a profound affect on me that I have… > >

Are HR management courses preparing students to be the people strategy stars of the future?

This article originally appeared in HR Magazine by Mary Carmichael. To read in full click here. An understanding of finance, sales, marketing, ethics, operations, planning and people, plus a smattering of entrepreneurship and the ability… > >

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