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The Institute of Directors has expressed its concern that recruiting directors and chief executive officers is currently proving very difficult because not enough is spent on leadership studies. GHN, a company coaching top executives, is of the view that large companies often pick 30 to 35 year olds for top posts who do not have sufficient experience to deal with people in difficult business circumstances. It is also hard for managers to gain sufficient experience to move upwards when a number of layers of management have disappeared thanks to "downsizing". The Leadership Trust feels that three qualities are essential. The first is flexibility, the second being able to speak one's mind and thirdly a high level of resilience to deal with problems and overcome them.
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The employee opinion consultants, International Survey Research, reveals in its annual report on employee satisfaction that British workers are among the unhappiest in Europe and have the least favourable view of their management. The survey suggests that only the Italians and Hungarians are less happy with their work conditions than the British. The most contented workers are the Swiss, then the Dutch, Austrians, Norwegians and Germans.
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Despite a government warning to employers not to award high pay deals, wage settlements are still above the rate of inflation, with some sectors, such as telecoms and computer services running at between 6% and 10%. A shortage of skills and increased productivity may be contributory factors.
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