Useful Links
Below are links to a number of
resourceful sites that may provide useful information.
www.businessballs.com
Free career help, business training, organizational development
- inspirational, innovative ideas, materials, exercises, tools,
templates - free and fun.
www.i-l-m.com
The Institute of Leadership and Management
(ILM) is Europe’s largest awarding body for leadership and
management qualifications. It is also a professional membership
body for leaders and managers — providing a wide range of career
support services to members.
www.management-standards.org
Upgrading the skills of managers is
fundamental to the government's aim to raise UK productivity and
competitiveness. The MSC was responsible for developing a new
set of National Occupational Standards (NOS) for management and
leadership in May 2004. They describe the level of
performance expected in employment for a range of management and
leadership functions/activities.
www.alison.com
Free Online Learning for All! ALISON enables
anyone, anywhere, to educate themselves online for FREE.
managementhelp.org
The Library provides easy-to-access, clutter-free, comprehensive
resources regarding the leadership and management of yourself,
other individuals, groups and organizations. Content is relevant to
the vast majority of people, whether they are in large or small
for-profit or nonprofit organizations.
www.businesslink.gov.uk
Business Link is a free business advice and
support service, available online and through local advisers.
www.bized.co.uk
A learning and teaching education
resource for business and economic studies including lessons plans
and learning activities. Suitable for students and educators
in business studies, economics, accounting, leisure, sport &
recreation and travel & tourism.
first.emeraldinsight.com
Emerald Management First brings you the latest
and best ideas from the world’s top companies and business schools
and presents them in a language that your organization will
understand. Quality and topicality are guaranteed, so is our
objectivity as an independent publisher. A balance of practical
articles, case studies and thought-leader insight equips you with a
powerful management toolkit for the twenty-first century.
We take you behind the headlines and delve into the practical
management challenges facing boardrooms across the globe, day in,
day out. Depending on your needs – from the bite-sized to the more
in-depth – it’s all here.
www.investorsinpeople.co.uk
Investors in People is a flexible and easy to
use standard which helps organisations transform their business
performance. The frameworks are outcome focused, outlining what you
need to achieve, but never prescribing how. This flexible approach
allows thousands of different employers of every sector and size to
use the same framework.
www.cipd.co.uk
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and
Development (CIPD) is the professional body for those involved in
the management and development of people.
www.acas.org.uk
Acas stands for Advisory, Conciliation and
Arbitration Service. Acas aim is to improve organisations and
working life through better employment relations. Helping with
employment relations by supplying up-to-date information,
independent advice and high quality training, and working with
employers and employees to solve problems and improve
performance.
www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications
OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations) is
a leading UK awarding body, committed to providing qualifications
that engage learners of all ages at school, college, in work or
through part-time learning programmes to achieve their full
potential.
www.trainyourbusinessbrain.com
This site provides inspiration and mental
stimulation for business people. Lots of challenging exercises to
test and train your problem solving skills.