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ISSUE 49 SEPTEMBER 2009

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Welcome to this month's Powerchex update:

Also in this issue

• Articles of interest
• Powerchex Released 2009 CV Discrepancy Survey
• FSA News
• Conferences & Events

Autumn is here, and for most of us holidays are but a distant memory. To start us off after the summer break, we have an excellent author who has extensive experience both in human relationships and also in financial services. Christopher Jones-Warner is an expert in executive coaching and is a fellow of the Securities and Investment Institute. In his article he discusses ways to maximize performance through people and way to turn toxic situations into relationships that work. Enjoy.

Turn toxic situations into relationships that work
By Christopher Jones-Warner, Director of Playing Hamlet and Fellow of the Securities & Investment Institute


How to maximise your performance through people

How much of your time is spent dealing with people? The bulk of it if you’re normal. And if you’re not dealing with them directly, you are probably spending time on some area of regulation that arises from a people situation.

The fact is that people and their concerns occupy the majority of your time and when these go wrong, issues can spiral into a far trickier employment law quagmire. How much time and emotional stamina do you have?

Consider this: everything that comes to you in life comes to you through other people. Your house, your job, your food, even your income. This applies in your business life too. Every project you work on will depend on other people. If you can manage your business relationships successfully, it is almost a given that you will be perform better in your career and your company will perform better too.

There are always difficult team members around a company who cause unhappiness and who defeat hopes of out-performance. If only you could catch these people situations before they devolve into a minefield of accusation and counter-accusation. With or without legal involvement, dysfunctional business relationships can cost you and your company, time, money, and well-being. Besides pouring oil on troubled waters, can you do something that will offer practical benefit?

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Christopher Jones-Warner
 


About Christopher Jones-Warner

Christopher coaches executive teams to create a compelling future and help them get there. He is a director of Playing Hamlet Ltd a consultancy that works with executive and leadership teams to develop and implement strategy.

He specialises in establishing the relationships that are the foundation of Playing Hamlet’s Executive Team Alignment Process and has worked and coached in the methodology underlying the Executive Team Alignment Process for ten years.

Christopher is a Fellow of the Securities & Investment Institute and regularly chairs many of its conferences and seminars. He also runs workshops in business relationships and presentation for the SII and helped the Institute to design its Masters qualifications syllabi.

www.playinghamlet.com

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Articles of interest

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Cheltenham Borough Council conducts Laird case post mortem
PersonnelToday.com, 04 August 2009

Criminal Records Bureau errors lead to hundreds being branded criminals
Telegraph.co.uk, 02 Aug 2009

Social networking profiles more accurate than resumes?
HR Tech News, 20 July 2009

Data protection and online social networking
TLT Solicitors, July 2009

When is it Safe To Hire Someone With a Criminal Record?
Carnegie Mellon, 27 May 2009

Powerchex Released 2009 CV Discrepancy Survey

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This month Powerchex released their annual survey in CV discrepancies in financial services. 

Download the full survey here


The UK media reported widely on the survey. Below is a selection of the articles and interviews that followed the release:

Powerchex on BBC News

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How can you tell a job candidate is not a liar?
FT.com, 19 August 2009

Employers beware as CV fibs are on the rise
CITY AM, 17 August 2009

Desparate applicants lying to beat recession
The HR Director, 14 August 2009

Number of lying jobseekers increases by 12% since 2008
hrmagazine.co.uk, 12 August 2009

CV lies multiply in recession, says survey
Out-Law.com, 12 August 2009

CV Lying On The Increase
HERE IS THE CITY NEWS, 11 August 2009

More financial job hunters ‘lie’ on CVs
Recruiter, 07 August 2009

Under-21s told 29% more lies on job applications this year than last
guardian.co.uk, 07 August 2009

FSA News

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FSA confirms introduction of remuneration code of practice
FSA, 12 August 2009

FOIA - High Court decision on disclosure of confidential information by a regulator
Herbert Smith, 17 July 2009

Conferences & Events

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Employment Law Hong Kong and Singapore
JSB Training and Development, London, 7 September 2009

2nd Annual Leadership and Talent Management Conference
Strategic HR Network, Radisson SAS Portman Hotel, London, 9 September 2009

Stress and Mental Health @ Work:
Proactive Solutions Forum 2009

Symposium Events, London, 10 September 2009

Employer Branding Summit 09
Symposium Events, London, 15 September 2009

TUPE law and practice
Croner Training, London, 17 September 2009

The Annual Strategic HR Conference:
Maximising Business Potential for 2010 and Beyond

JSB Training and Development, London, 23 September 2009

The Annual Strategic HR Conference
JSB Training and Development, London, 23 September 2009

Effective HR assistant
Croner Training, London, 24 September 2009

Essential Employment Law
JSB Training and Development, London, 29 September 2009

Talent Management Summit 09
Symposium Events, London, 13 October 2009

Mastering Presentation Skills
Securities & Investment Institute, London, 14 October 2009

Securities & Investment Institute in association with MHA are pleased to present: Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing - an Introductory Workshop
Securities & Investment Institute, London, 15 October 2009

Employee Wellbeing Forum 09
Symposium Events, London, 21 October 2009

ACAS Code of Practice
JSB Training and Development, London, 27 October 2009

Training Competence and Managing Expertise in a Regulated Environment
Securities & Investment Institute, London, 3 November 2009

The HR Leadership Alliance’s 2009 Annual Congress
Osney Media, London, 5 November 2009

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