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Jan272021 by adminNo Comments

Britain’s Got Talent could be scrapped for 2021 due to COVID restrictions

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Britain's Got Talent could be scrapped in 2021 due to the coronavirus crisis, Sky News understands.Production on the ITV show was postponed earlier in January, with COVID-19 lockdown restrictions making the popular live auditions an impossibility. Now, producers are in talks about whether the show - hosted by Ant and Dec with judges Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and David Walliams - can go ahead at all this year. Image: Ashley Banjo of dance troupe Diversity was a temporary judge last year, replacing Simon Cowell. Pic: Syco/ Thames/ ITV It is understood no decision has yet been made and conversations are still ongoing, but the large scale of the talent competition, in which hundreds of people from all over the world try ou...

Dec162020 by adminNo Comments

Army talent management program a success, director says

Business

Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The director of the U.S. Army Talent Management Task Force this week called 2020 a success, citing innovations in finding and retaining officers. The office was elevated in prominence in 2019 after Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville called for making Army personnel a greater priority, with talent management a special interest. Advertisement Since Fiscal Year 2020 began in September 2019, the Army found preferred assignments for over 30,000 active-duty officers with the Army Talent Alignment Process, a system designed to match the needs of soldiers and incoming units, according to the Army. "2020 has been a rough year for everyone, but when you look at the Talent Management Task Force you see how we've taken the chief's No. 1priority and made it a reality," Maj. Gen...

Sep82020 by adminNo Comments

Black Lives Matter routine on Britain’s Got Talent sparks complaints

Entertainment

A Britain's Got Talent dance performance inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement has sparked hundreds of complaints to Ofcom.The routine by Diversity, previous winners of the show, was performed by the troupe on Saturday evening. Led by Ashley Banjo, a temporary judge this series following Simon Cowell's departure due to a broken back, the performance saw a white police officer kneel on him, echoing the killing of unarmed black man George Floyd, while other dancers performed with riot shields. So much to say... But I’ll Just let the performance talk. Thousands of messages of Love and support - Thank you 🖤 For the thousands of messages of hate and ignorance - Thank you. You highlight exactly what needs to change. Sending nothing but love to you all 🙏🏽🇬🇧 #Div...

Dec112019 by adminNo Comments

Advisors hire next-generation talent to thrive. Here’s how some practices have already done it

Finance

Jordan Siemens | Getty ImagesWhen Tara Unverzagt started her own financial planning firm, South Bay Financial Partners, in 2014, she already had a head start.That's because Unverzagt's mother, Janet Tussing — one of the first female certified financial planners — was retiring and passed along her book of business.Those clients ranged from 70 to 95 years old, while Unverzagt, 56, embraced clients in her own generation, as well.The owner of the new Torrance, California-based firm also identified another demographic she wanted to work with: 20- to 35-year-olds.That was because, as Unverzagt's own children were growing up and going to college, and she found their friends were not raised with adequate financial know-how. Many did not know the financial basics, such as how credit cards or budget...

May252019 by adminNo Comments

As a financial advisor shortage looms, college programs look to help fill the talent gap

Finance

When Julie Penwell graduates from Central Washington University this spring, she plans to pursue the career she has been dreaming about since she was 15-years-old — that of a personal financial planner.Penwell decided to pursue the profession after a high school financial planning class gave her what she describes as "base level financial literacy" and an insatiable desire to learn more.Now, she is studying for the exam to become a certified financial planner, while working two jobs and serving as the president of her school's Personal Financial Planning Club.Julie Penwell, 21, plans to pursue a career in financial planning after she graduates from Central Washington University this spring.Alex Horning, ABH Studios "You get to work with people and help them meet their goals," Penwell said...