The latest campaigns, activities, events and news.
"I remember when I became an MP four years ago; I was driving home from the count. And I turned to my wife and said “Laura, did you ever imagine, in your wildest dreams, that one day I would actually be a Member of Parliament?” And she looked me in the eye and said: “Darling, in my wildest dreams, you don’t feature at all."Sajid Javid, newly appointed Home Secretary, said the above in 2014.
Campaigns
Increasing ProductivityBusiness has accidentally undermined the traditional social structures. This and strong leadership allow people to trust that there is help for them in difficult times. We need to bring that back.
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Hospitality Social GoodThe industry is the fourth biggest employer in the UK and includes many businesses which contribute Social Good to the community around them. Is it fair to argue that this isn’t always recognised and rewarded?
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This year EP has developed a series of walks to raise funds for special charities and to broaden thinking. Many businesses today are debating the fall in employee productivity, the increasing levels of mental health issues, the fall in trust towards leaders and the need for new leaders to be developed and nurtured.
Our argument is that broader minded people = better people = better beprofessionals = better teams, cultures and behaviours.The first walk, in June 2018, follows the famous stretch of beautiful scenery in the Emilia Romagna area and is around a total of 120km in distance.Please contact
Lauran.Bush@epmagazine.co.uk for more information and to register interest.
EP Trust and Culture
Presenting a short video on an important campaign that EP has launched in relation to trust, productivity, sports and culture. Our aim is to ensure that teams within businesses are engaged and striving for excellence.
Articles
Can change really be generated?All the issues that sound big can be changed through behaviours. The core issues have been created through a decline in trust in business, in leadership and in institutions. What is needed is a return to a more personalised approach to relationships with customers and employees and business to work with arguably a higher standard of trust and integrity.
Behaviour makes all the difference. A New Occupation? The Internal CommunicatorRecent reports on the workplace focus on the increased stress levels and poor work-life balance. A major bi-products of this is a wider than ever divide between leadership boards and their middle management and junior teams. One can explain the gap but the real issue that needs confronting is that many middle and junior teams will cite poor communication and engagement from their leadership…
How do we solve this?Video
EP Leadership Talk with Schalk Brits
Leading international sports figure, Schalk Brits, shared knowledge on leadership and the importance of culture and teams. The Saracens and former Springbok Rugby International provided an excellent insight into leadership.Sporting talent can solve the leadership problems we face today. They bring fresh eyes and understand the importance of trust, communication, team work, culture and pressure. At the end of the career of a great sporting player, the real skills they will have in abundance is an understanding of just how important these traits are to success.
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News of the Week
The
Workforce Development Trust announced this week that it has acquired key strategic elements of
People 1st, the skills and talent management organisation that went into administration early last week.People 1st is the skills and talent management sector skills organisation for hospitality, retail, passenger transport, travel and tourism in the UK. This acquisition will allow People 1st to continue as a standalone organisation, enabling it to continue focussing on its key activities including apprenticeships, External Quality Assurance (EQA), accreditation services and work in the devolved nations and international markets.
eHotelier News
Renaissance Hotels reveals renovation plans for its growing global portfolio. The lifestyle brand dares you to “look & look again” with more than half of the hotel portfolio in North America due to complete renovations this year & plans to debut in 16 new neighbourhoods globally in the next 12 months.
Wellness trends and new spa treatments from Dorchester Collection. Dorchester Collection reveals summer wellness trends and new spa offerings available in Southern California and Europe.
AccorHotels announced as official accommodation supplier of the Invictus Games Sydney 2018. AccorHotels is proud to announce it is the Official Accommodation Supplier of the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 presented by Jaguar Land Rover.
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