Welcome to the first 4-consulting ezine. We hope you
will find this quarterly ezine both an interesting and
useful resource. We plan to cover topics which reflect the
specialist core skills of our directors - Fiona Ballantyne,
Laurence Grainger, Ralph Leishman,
Ken Marr, Sandy
Pratt,
Eric Smith and Ros Southcott - and which focus on the
current management issues which effect all of us. We hope
you find something to interest you in it. If you wish to find out more about
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In this issue
Are Non-Executive Directors facing a
more demanding role?
The Higgs report published earlier this year aimed to set
out a determined
and realistic agenda for change in UK corporate governance,
but did it
successfully address the condundrum of Corporate Governance?
4-consulting
director, Laurence Grainger, considers the difficulties
still confronting
today's non-executive directors. Click
here for the complete article.
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Is new legislation forcing us
to take Work-Life Balance seriously?
The words “family friendly” will come to the top of
the business agenda this month when the provisions of the
Employment Act 2002 come into force. What does this mean for
employers and employees? 4-consulting director, Ros
Southcott, considers the impact of the changes and why
Work-Life Balance is so important for all of us. Click
here for the complete article.
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Let our Word Tips make your
life easier
Ever had a system crash wipe out your hard work? Would it
be useful to be able to compare two documents at the same
time? Find out how you can do this and learn some tips
about page breaks, word borders and cropping pictures.
4-consulting director Sandy Pratt reveals some secrets about
MS Word in the first of a series of practical tips aimed to help you make the most of your Office software. Click here for the
complete article.
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Successsful start to 2003 for
4-consulting
Over the past few months 4-consulting has completed a
wide variety of projects for clients across the UK. Here are
a few of them.
 | Developing an outreach strategy for the Electoral
Commission
| Strategy review and training for the Wales Tourist
Board
| e-government awareness training for Communities Scotland
| Running the IIP Achievers Club for Scottish Enterprise
Renfrewshire
| Working with the Crown Office on a Forensic Pathology
Review for Scotland
| Completed a review of the Forensic Pathology
Laboratories for England and Wales on behalf of the Home
Office |
| Carrying out an ICT review for Blair MacKenzie
| Strategic IT review and implementation for National
Museums of Scotland
| Carrying out appraisal training for St Helen’s
College |
| Appointed by SEN to act as globalisation advisers to
assist potential global companies |
| Delivered economic development module for EU-funded
Premier Adviser programme for SEN |
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Click here for a full list of our
clients.
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