Archives for December 17th, 2009

COUNCILS WANT POWERS TO TACKLE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT

Headlines, PublicNet: 17 December, 2009

Local authority leaders are calling for more powers to allow them to help tackle rising youth unemployment. The Local Government Association said a coherent approach was needed to deal with the number of 16 to 24-year-olds who are out of work.

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STUDY LOOKS AT HOW CHILDRERN IN CARE LOSE LINKS WITH FAMILIES

Headlines, PublicNet: 17 December, 2009

The longer children stay in care the more likely they are to lose all contact with their parents, other family members and friends, the Children’s Rights Director says today. In a new report Dr Roger Morgan says once children have been in care for more than two years they have much less contact with their birth family and those in care for more than six years are likely to lose all links.

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THE LOUDEST DUCK: MOVING BEYOND DIVERSITY WHILE EMBRACING DIFFERENCES TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS AT WORK

Book News, PublicNet: 17 December, 2009

By Laura A. Liswood

This is a fable that explains why organizations need to move beyond the old-style diversity efforts to actually benefit from difference.

In today’s modern workplaces with their many different types of people, cultural and personal differences can be challenges-whether you’re a team-member or a leader. Different cultures teach different values and we carry those values throughout adulthood and into the office environment. Understanding the cultural and gender viewpoints of colleagues is a major key to healthy, conflict-free work environments.

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