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In Brief


Future Faces is set to repeat its successful ‘Leadership Series’ of events during 2017, starting with a session on ‘process efficiency’ on 2 February. This session will take place at Deutsche


Bank and will be led by the ‘Future Face of 2016’, Beth Farminer. Beth already runs process efficiency


courses at Deutsche Bank, where she works. Delegates will gain an understanding of the basic principles of continuous improvement and how this can be applied in a work environment. The course is designed to give a general introduction to ‘lean’ and its principles, which can be used to aid operational improvements. The session is free to members and £15 plus VAT for non-members.


A search is underway for a new charity for Future Faces to support. The organisation’s current charity is the


Queen Elizabeth Hospital Charity. Members have raised more than £5,000 for the charity, from fundraising at events such as last September’s annual dinner and awards, and the President’s Quiz. Anyone would like to nominate a charity


for the year 2017/18 should email info@future-faces.co.uk to express interest, by Friday 17 February.


December and January saw the following join as members of Future Faces: • Abbie Jones, WSP; • Adam Rollason, Higgs & Sons; • David Glenwright, JC Social Media; • Graham Allsop, Solar Flare Video • Jack Edwards, Park Regis • Steven Harmon, Foyles Book Shop • David Glenwright, JC Social Media • James Devesey, Voice Mobile


In addition, six new members have joined from city centre audit and tax firm RSM.


Generation Z needs help to secure


their futures Victoria Lineton: job surveys are a concern


New Future Faces president Victoria Lineton says that two reports which suggest that job satisfaction is a pipe dream for most people in the West Midlands is ‘concerning’. She added that her organisation was ready to


work with businesses to help find a way of making jobs more attractive to employees, whilst at the same meeting the expectations of those who employed them. Ms Lineton was speaking after the release of two surveys about young people and employment.


‘There has never been a better time to address the perceived deficiencies and needs of employees and employers’


The first of these was the Investors in People’s


annual Job Exodus Trends report, which revealed that 30 per cent of West Midlands employees would be looking for a new job in 2017, mostly because they wanted better pay, better management and more flexible working. The survey found that being part of an


organisation that valued its staff was particularly important to younger workers in the West Midlands (age 16 to 29), with 64 per cent saying it is one of the most important qualities they look for in a new employer.


The second survey was a study by


accountancy giant EY into employment prospects for young people classed as ‘Generation Z’, with which claimed that only 20 per cent of students starting university in the UK believed they would secure their dream job – and even more alarmingly, this figure fell to ten per cent for students progressing into their second and third years. Ms Lineton said: “In uncertain economic times,


these surveys make interesting reading. “With students feeling unclear about their job


prospects on leaving education, and employees indicating their changing priorities in the job market (often putting a greater emphasis on being managed well and truly valued within their organisations over pay-rises), there has never been a better time to address the perceived deficiencies and needs of employees and employers. “Young, ambitious employees want to have it


all by immersing themselves in their work, their region and their networks, whilst maintaining a good work-life-balance and working flexibly. “Future Faces is committed to actively


addressing the requirements of our members and developing the right programmes to match employer needs, and we will continue to listen to surveys, stakeholders, employees and our members to strike the right balance. If you would like to get involved, please get in touch.”


Business Optimisation


Lloyds Bank, in their 2016 UK Business Digital Index, note that 1.4m small businesses are lacking basic digital skills, 78% of sole traders currently invest no money in improving their digital skills and 49% of charities lack even basic digital skills.


Other research shows that even larger organisations are failing rethink their customer propositions and interactions or reduce their business costs by using digital technology more effectively and securely.


DO NOT LEAVE IT TOO LATE TO REVIEW YOUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS & OPPORTUNITIES


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